The trusted voice of Minnesota's Gun Owners to Defend and Restore the Right to Keep and Bear Arms

The Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus

The trusted voice of Minnesota’s Gun Owners to defend and restore the right to keep and bear arms.

JOIN US/RENEWDONATE

What's Happening in the 2026 Session?

RECENT VIDEOS

Suppressors without a Form 4? Mostly true right now, but there are limits. A federal judge blocked NFA enforcement on $0-tax items like suppressors, effective August 13. It's not nationwide. It only covers members of certain organizations and customers of certain retailers, like Silencer Shop, which is treating Minnesota as covered. And Minnesota gun owners face a real risk: if the injunction falls, state law makes unregistered possession a felony, and there's no way to register after the fact. Get the full breakdown in this video from Rob Doar, President of the MN Gun Owners Law Center.
Suppressors Without a Form 4? What Minnesota Gun Owners Need to Know - MN Gun Owners Caucus
Today is primary day in Minnesota. Get out and vote for Lisa Demuth for Governor. The Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus & PAC endorsed Lisa Demuth because records matter more than surveys. Lisa earned an A+: eight years of pro-2A votes and two sessions as Speaker leading the fight against the DFL's gun control push. She kept her caucus unanimously opposed and never backed down. Not once. Chairman Bryan Strawser explains the endorsement in the video below. See our full candidate grades and endorsement details at https://gunowners.mn/governor. Polls are open until 8 PM. Find your polling place at mnvotes.gov. Go vote for Lisa Demuth today.
It's Primary Day: Go Vote Lisa Demuth for Governor
Why doesn't the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus follow the Minnesota GOP's endorsements? Simple: we're not part of the Republican Party. We're an independent, nonpartisan Second Amendment advocacy organization, and our endorsement process asks exactly one question: what is your stance and record on the Second Amendment? Surveys matter. Public statements matter. But what matters most is how a candidate votes when the pressure in St Paul is white hot. Candidates earn an A+ from us by carrying our bills and leading the fight in the legislature, not by giving lip service on the stump and compromising once they're in office. The Caucus stands alone. We make our own decisions, and sometimes that means we endorse candidates the party delegates didn't choose. Watch the full explanation from our Chair, Bryan Strawser. ⬇️ #MNGunOwnersCaucus #Minnesota2A
Why the MN Gun Owners Caucus Doesn't Just Follow GOP Endorsements
📋 Case update: Caucus v. City of Saint Paul (Preemption) Quick recap. St. Paul passed a sweeping gun control ordinance — banning possession of semi-automatic rifles and binary triggers, restricting carry, and more. They wrote it to take effect only if the legislature repeals state preemption, then claimed it harmed no one. We sued anyway. Minnesota law is clear: the legislature has reserved the entire field of firearms regulation to itself, with a few narrow exceptions that don't apply here. Cities don't get to write their own gun laws. The city tried to get our case dismissed, arguing nobody was harmed because the ordinance hadn't taken effect. In other words, they made our argument for us. Judge Castro agreed with us. The law likely applies, and the case moves forward. Now the city has appealed that ruling to the Minnesota Court of Appeals. That appeal is ongoing. We don't have dates yet, and we don't know if the court will take it. If it does, briefing and argument will push a final decision out by some months. That's where things stand. We'll keep you updated at every step, just like we did with the binary trigger case. Lawsuits like this are how we hold cities accountable when they ignore state law. Fuel the fight → https://gunowners.mn/donate #MNGunOwnersCaucus #Minnesota2A
St. Paul Preemption Lawsuit Update: The City Just Appealed
💬 "When are you going to sue over forced reset triggers?" Fair question. We've been getting it constantly since we won the binary trigger case. Here's the honest answer: probably not anytime soon. And you deserve to know why. The binary trigger ban was buried in a 1,600-page omnibus bill in the last 20 minutes of the 2024 session. That's why we could challenge it under the single-subject clause of the Minnesota Constitution — and win. The FRT ban is different. It was passed in 2023 in a normal, single-subject public safety bill. That legal angle doesn't exist. Overturning it means a Second Amendment challenge in federal court. That road looks like this: Roughly $250,000 to get a decision in federal district court. Another $100,000 to $200,000 when the state appeals to the Eighth Circuit. Another $75,000 to $100,000 in filings if it goes to the U.S. Supreme Court — and low seven figures if the Court takes the case. And we're not confident we'd win. This is an accessory ban with a lot of arguments in play. I'd love to tell you we can walk into federal court, yell "Bruen," and win. It doesn't work like that. Our budget supports about one major case a year. There's lower-hanging fruit we want to litigate first: permits to purchase, permit to carry fees, mandatory training, gun shop zoning. Plus there's an election ahead of us where we need to hold the line and hopefully elect a Pro-2A Governor + Legislative Majority. FRTs are on the list. Just probably not in the near term. Where FRTs stand today → https://gunowners.mn/learn/frequently-asked-legal-questions/forced-reset-triggers/ Every case we bring is funded by gun owners like you. Help build the war chest for the next one → https://gunowners.mn/donate P.S. If you have a spare $250,000 laying about, let us know. #MNGunOwnersCaucus #Minnesota2A
Why We're Not Suing Over Forced Reset Triggers (Yet)
⚠️ Quick answer to a question we keep getting: does our binary trigger win make forced reset triggers (FRTs) legal in Minnesota? No. It doesn't. Our binary trigger case was about the single-subject clause of the Minnesota Constitution. The 2024 binary trigger ban was buried in a 1,600-page omnibus bill in the last 20 minutes of the session. That's why we sued, and that's why we won. FRTs are different. We believe FRTs were prohibited by a separate bill passed in 2023 — one that didn't violate the single-subject clause. Our lawsuit had nothing to do with that ban. Bottom line: in our opinion, FRTs remain prohibited in Minnesota under the 2023 law. Full explainer here → https://gunowners.mn/learn/frequently-asked-legal-questions/forced-reset-triggers/ Are we going to challenge the FRT prohibition? I've got a longer video on exactly that coming in the next day or two. Stay tuned. Our legal program runs on your support. Help fund the next fight → https://gunowners.mn/donate
Did Our Binary Trigger Win Legalize FRTs in Minnesota? No — Here's Why
Subscribe

TAKE ACTION NOW

Legal Actions

Frequently Asked Legal Questions

Read more Frequently Asked Legal Questions

WHAT WE ARE FIGHTING FOR

The fight for the Second Amendment in Minnesota couldn’t be clearer.

Pass Constitutional Carry & Stand your Ground

Our top legislative priorities are Constitutional Carry and Stand Your Ground.

Visit our Action Center to tell your elected officials where you stand, learn who to support in upcoming elections, and see how they’ve voted.

Stop All Gun Control

We’ll never compromise on your Second Amendment rights. Our organization is opposed to all legislation and actions that infringe upon the rights of law-abiding gun owners. Our Second Amendment Sanctuary Counties program helps citizens draw a hard line against gun control efforts across the state.

Take Legal Action

We don’t stand idly by when your Second Amendment rights are being infringed in Minnesota. We’ve sued elected officials and government agencies at all levels in Minnesota – in state and federal court.

Learn more about our legal action efforts.

News

Stay up to date on the latest news about the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus and the fight to defend and restore the right to keep and bear arms in Minnesota.

PRESS RELEASE: Hennepin County Had the Laws to Stop the Loring Park Shooter. Officials Chose Not to Use Them.

PRESS RELEASE: Hennepin County Had the Laws to Stop the Loring Park Shooter. Officials Chose Not to Use Them.Read More

Press Release: Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus & PAC Endorses Lisa Demuth for Governor

Press Release: Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus & PAC Endorses Lisa Demuth for GovernorRead More

PRESS RELEASE: Minnesota Court of Appeals Affirms Victory for Gun Owners, Strikes Binary Trigger Ban as Unconstitutional

PRESS RELEASE: Minnesota Court of Appeals Affirms Victory for Gun Owners, Strikes Binary Trigger Ban as UnconstitutionalRead More

Statement on Governor Walz’s Gun Control Package

Statement on Governor Walz’s Gun Control PackageRead More

Press Release: MN Gun Owners Caucus responds to the shooting death of Alex Pretti

Press Release: MN Gun Owners Caucus responds to the shooting death of Alex PrettiRead More

PRESS RELEASE: Walz Signs Executive Orders After Gun Control Push Fails in Legislature

PRESS RELEASE: Walz Signs Executive Orders After Gun Control Push Fails in LegislatureRead More

View All Posts

Testimonials

“Showing up at the polls every few years only does so much; the real work is caucusing, lobbying, tracking legislator’s records, and in general doing the boots-on-the-ground work.

The Caucus is why our 2nd Amendment rights are respected in Minnesota.”

“I support the grassroots work of the MN Gun Owners Caucus as a 2nd Amendment Defender.

As a Defender, I can contribute on a regular basis and support the Caucus’s fight for Minnesotans 2A Rights year-round.”

“Being a member of the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus and a 2nd Amendment Defender is the least I can do.

I can’t thank you guys enough for all you do. You help more women keep their right to defend themselves. I’m honored to help.”