Minnesota passed a binary trigger ban, which goes into effect on Jan. 1. A binary trigger allows a gun to be fired once when the trigger is pulled, then again when the trigger is released.

Wrigley noted that Barakat had four semi-automatic handguns and three semi-automatic rifles, but only one of them — the one he picked to go on his shooting rampage — had a binary trigger.

He said when it comes to gun safety, education is key. “With a binary trigger, when you press it, a round goes out, then when you release it, another round goes out again,” Jones explained.

The device, called a forced-reset trigger, allows semiautomatic weapons to fire hundreds of rounds. The Biden administration ...

A binary trigger is a device added to a gun that allows it to fire once when the trigger is pulled and again when it's released. Some lawmakers called the legislation a "tribute" to the July 2023 ...

they raised concerns about the binary trigger language and did not ultimately support of the bill. "It's another tool in our belts to go after gun crimes," said St. Paul Police Assistant Chief ...

Friday's settlement resolved those lawsuits, which were on appeal, with an agreement to return all forced-reset triggers ...

As Minnesota lawmakers hammer out a budget bill ahead of a Monday deadline, a Ramsey County judge is considering a challenge ...

Binary triggers do not allow a firearm to fire ... Again, this is about criminals, not firearms or their components. By itself, a gun does nothing. Guns laws only violate our rights and punish ...