Purpose

• Reenactment of the 2024 changes to the definition of “trigger activator” and reaffirmation of the ban on binary triggers.
• The reenactment is retroactive to January 1, 2025 and continues without interruption, aiming to maintain public safety by preserving the existing restrictions on certain firearm triggers.

Main Provisions

• Reenacts Laws 2024 chapter 127 article 36 section 2, preserving the 2024 amendment to the definition of trigger activator.
• Reenacts the ban on binary triggers, ensuring the prohibition remains in force.
• Establishes that the reenactment takes effect retroactively from January 1, 2025 and continues without a gap in the law.

Effect on Existing Law / Significant Changes

• No new policy change beyond restoring and maintaining the 2024 provisions.
• The bill ensures the 2024 amendment to the trigger activator definition and the binary trigger ban remain in effect with retroactive application, preventing any lapse in enforcement since January 1, 2025.

Implementation Notes

• The bill’s text indicates restoration and continuity of the 2024 provisions; it does not specify new penalties or procedural changes beyond reenactment and retroactive timing.

Practical Implications

• Law enforcement and firearm regulations will continue to treat certain triggers (binary triggers) and the associated trigger activator definitions as banned, with enforcement starting from the stated retroactive date.

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