A Ramsey County District Court judge struck down Minnesota's binary trigger ban in a ruling filed Monday.

Second District Court Judge Leonardo Castro severed the binary trigger policy from the broader law and said it was clear the Legislature, which passed the measure under DFL leadership, violated the single-subject rule.

“Make no mistake, during the late hours of May 19, 2024, lawmaking did not ‘occur within the framework of the constitution,’” Castro wrote in his ruling. “This Court respectfully suggests that if there has ever been a bill without a common theme and where ‘all bounds of reason and restraint seem to have been abandoned,’ this is it.”

Guns equipped with binary triggers can fire a round both on the pull of the trigger and its release, which effectively doubles the rate o

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