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This may be helpful to those of you trying to understand the current situation

The Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus & PAC today announced our full endorsement of Lisa Demuth for Governor and Ryan Wilson for Lieutenant Governor.

Lisa Demuth has earned the trust of Minnesota gun owners through her consistent defense of the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens. As Speaker of the Minnesota House, Demuth has helped lead the fight against efforts to restrict the right to keep and bear arms while advancing policies that focus on violent offenders rather than peaceable firearm owners.

“Lisa Demuth understands that the constitutional rights of Minnesota gun owners are not negotiable,” said Bryan Strawser, Chairman of the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus & PAC. “She has been a steady and effective leader against efforts to criminalize ordinary Minnesotans for exercising their rights. At a time when those rights face continued attacks at the Capitol, Minnesota needs a Governor who will stand firmly with law-abiding gun owners.”

“Speaker Demuth has consistently listened to Minnesota gun owners and understood the difference between responsible firearm ownership and criminal violence,” said Anna Leamy, Director of Government Relations and Advocacy for the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus. “She has stood against unconstitutional and ineffective gun control proposals and supported policies that respect the rights of law-abiding Minnesotans. Lisa Demuth and Ryan Wilson will provide the leadership Minnesota needs to defend those rights.”

The Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus is proud to support Lisa Demuth for Governor and Ryan Wilson for Lieutenant Governor and encourages our members and supporters across Minnesota to support their campaign.

Other candidates for Governor also participated in the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus candidate survey process. Others chose to side with anti-gun activists and organizations.  Their candidate grades are available for public review at gunowners.mn/governor.

ST. PAUL, MN — The Minnesota Court of Appeals today affirmed the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus’s constitutional victory over Minnesota’s binary trigger ban, ruling that the Legislature violated the Minnesota Constitution’s single-subject clause when it buried the ban inside the sprawling 2024 omnibus bill.

In Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus v. Walz, the Court of Appeals agreed with Ramsey County District Court Judge Leonardo Castro that the binary trigger provision is not germane to the underlying subject of the bill and therefore cannot stand. The provision is struck. The binary trigger ban remains enjoined in Minnesota.

“This is a complete victory on the question we asked the court to decide,” said Bryan Strawser, Chair of the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus. “The Walz administration and anti-gun legislators tried to sneak a firearms ban into an omnibus bill where it didn’t belong. The district court said no. The Court of Appeals said no. Minnesota’s Constitution, not legislative gamesmanship, controls how laws get made in this state, and Minnesota gun owners just proved it twice.”

“Today’s ruling is a warning to every legislator who thinks the single-subject clause is optional,” said Rob Doar, President of the Minnesota Gun Owners Law Center. “Two courts have now told the Legislature that you cannot bury gun control provisions inside unrelated bills and call it lawmaking. If anti-gun lawmakers try this again in 2026 or beyond, we will be back in court, and we will win again.”

The Court of Appeals declined to strike the entire underlying bill, narrowing its remedy to the binary trigger provision itself. That outcome is the textbook result the Caucus sought: the unconstitutional firearms restriction is severed and unenforceable, while the rest of the bill remains intact.

With today’s decision, Minnesota’s binary trigger ban is dead. The ruling affirms both the Second Amendment rights of Minnesotans and the constitutional requirement that the Legislature pass laws transparently, one subject at a time.

Learn more at gunowners.mn/binarysuit.

Hey everyone,

The Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus is hosting a free happy hour on Wednesday, June 3rd from 5-8 PM at The Mermaid in Mounds View, and I wanted to put it on your radar.

The 2026 session is in the books. We held a lot of ground this year and stopped some bad bills, but the legislature is going to come back next year and try again. This event is a chance to hear directly from Caucus leadership and the legislators who actually showed up and fought for us about what happened, what didn't, and what we should be watching for.

The bigger conversation is about November. Every seat in the Minnesota House is up, and so is the entire Minnesota Senate. Minnesota doesn't stagger Senate terms the way the U.S. Senate does, so all 67 seats are on the ballot in the same cycle. That doesn't happen often, and the outcome will decide whether the next two to four years look like more of the same or something better for gun owners in this state.

If you've ever wondered who's actually doing the work at the Capitol on 2A issues, this is a low-pressure way to meet them, ask questions, and figure out where you fit in.

Details:

• Wednesday, June 3, 2026
• 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
• The Mermaid, Mounds View, MN
• Enter on the lower level at the front
• Free, drinks and food available for purchase

RSVP at gunowners.mn/events so we can get a headcount.

Hope to see some of you there.

🚨 MN LEGISLATIVE UPDATE 🚨

The gun control fight isn't over. Here's where we stand:

✅ Speaker Demuth has refused to report SF 4067 to the House — a huge Second Amendment win
✅ DFL's motion to bring their clone bill (HF 5140) to the floor FAILED 67-67 yesterday
✅ Zero Republicans crossed over

But we're not done. The DFL is staging a sit-in. They'll be back Saturday at noon. Session ends Sunday at midnight.

We have ~48 hours to hold the line.

📞 Contact your state rep NOW: https://gunowners.mn/action

💪 Become a 2A Defender ($5/mo): gunowners.mn/monthly

🎯 Join MNGOC: gunowners.mn/join

The session ends Sunday. The fight for November begins Monday. Stand with us.