The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a ban on bump stocks, the gun attachments that enable semiautomatic weapons to fire rapidly like a machine gun, could open the door to more lethal weapons.
The U.S. Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments Wednesday on whether the ATF can ban “bump stocks,” the gun attachments that enable semiautomatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns.
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review whether the ATF may ban “bump stocks,” the gun attachments that enable semiautomatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Despite a challenge from the Firearm Policy Foundation, U.S. District Judge Dabney L. Friedrich of D.C. on Monday upheld a ban by the Trump administration on bump stocks, UPI reports. Bumps stocks, which can modify a weapon so it fires like a machine gun, was used in the Las Vegas slaughter…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Emails show the controversial rapid-fire bump stock device used in the Las Vegas massacre last year caused a lot of angst and handwringing inside ATF, a report in USA Today shows. It also shows why the devices are still legal in many states. Nick Penzenstadler of USA Today reports: Within hours…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Two months after the Las Vegas shooting, ATF said it has begun reviewing whether it has the authority to ban bump stocks, a device that allowed the shooter to essentially convert weapons into automatic ones, the Sacramento Bee reports. Lawmakers have called on ATF officials to determine whether the agency has…
