Last month, the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Department (LCSD) arrested a man for carrying a concealed firearm without a valid Virginia concealed handgun permit (CHP) and having an AR-15 equipped with a binary trigger, which the Sheriff’s Department claimed made the firearm a machine gun.
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Loudoun County is an upscale suburb of Washington, DC. It is the wealthiest county in the country, and it tends to lean left on most issues. Although the county is primarily controlled by Democrats, the Sheriff’s Department is led by Republican Mike Chapman, who claims to be a pro-gun Sheriff.
In a now-deleted social media post on Facebook, the Sheriff’s Department claimed that the arrest started as a routine traffic stop when police discovered an AR-15 in the car. When officers examined the AR-15, it was determined to be equipped with a binary trigger, leading to the man’s arrest.
According to the social media post, binary triggers are illegal in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The LCSD claims that a binary trigger converts a semiautomatic firearm into a machine gun, much like a drop-in auto sear (DIAS). Although Virginia has a law against “trigger activators,” it is generally understood not to include binary triggers. In fact, Democrats have been trying unsuccessfully to ban the devices for years.
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