A judge is questioning the legality of a tax omnibus bill passed by lawmakers in 2024 as part of a ruling on binary triggers. The judge blocked the state ban on binary triggers included in the bill.

The judge said merging nine bills spanning subjects from taxes to housing, education and public safety violated the Minnesota Constitution’s Single Subject and Title Clause.

The provision banning binary triggers was tucked into a 1,400-page spending and policy bill that was approved by Democrats in the closing minutes of the 2024 legislative session. The bill covered ...

Ramsey County Judge Leonardo Castro struck down Minnesota’s binary trigger ban Monday, citing a violation of the state’s “single subject” clause — and sparking conversation over the Minnesota ...

BISMARCK — After a handful of bills to regulate guns and dangerous weapons were brought to the North Dakota Legislature, one related to personal use will go to the governor. Under what remains of ...

ST PAUL, Minnesota — A Minnesota District Court judge on Monday struck down a ban on binary triggers on guns. Most commonly, binary triggers allow a firearm to shoot one round on the pull of the ...

The Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus (MGOC) has filed a lawsuit against multiple Minnesota leaders over what they claim is an unconstitutional law banning ownership of binary triggers. The lawsuit was ...

First of all, there is no such thing as a “fully semi automatic firearm” as stated in a June 29 Reader Opinion letter. Binary triggers do not allow a firearm to fire at twice the rate of a standard ...

A Ramsey County judge sided with the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus in a lawsuit that said the inclusion of the ban in a 1,400-page bill violates the Minnesota Constitution’s single-subject bill rule.

A Ramsey County district judge on Monday struck down the state’s ban on binary triggers because of how the provision was inserted into a nearly 1,500-page tax omnibus bill. A binary trigger is a gun ...