ST. PAUL, Minn. — Governor Tim Walz signed a gun law to ban binary triggers that that change a trigger from one shot per squeeze in to a semi-automatic mode. Police had supported he law. Said a police spokesperson, St. Paul Assistant Chief Paul Ford: “Binary triggers are making our communities more dangerous and when you can shoot more rounds off when you’re pulling that trigger, you’re more likely to hurt more people. The new law becomes effective in January. The bill also stiffens the penalty for “straw purchases,” those made on behalf of someone else. In signing the bill into law, Republicans had opposed the bill through the whole legislative process. . Walz, a Democrat, noted that he himself was a law-abiding gun owner and a hunter. “Nothing that has been passed impedes your right to own and possess a firearm in any way,” Walz said.
Gun requiem
The only gun bill to pass th2 2024 Legislature was the ban on binary triggers and the tougher penalties for straw purchases. Failing in committees:
> Mandatory reporting of lost and stolen firearms.
> Required safe storage of firearms.