Trump administration takes first step to ban bump stocks
Source: The Hill
BY LUIS SANCHEZ - 03/10/18 10:23 AM EST
The Trump administration on Saturday began the process to ban bump stocks through regulatory action.
The Department of Justice has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a notice of a proposed regulation to clarify that the National Firearms and Gun Control Act defines machinegun to include bump stock type devices, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a statement.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) submitted a notice of a regulation regarding the definition of "machinegun" in the National Firearms Act and Gun Control Act and proposing to include "bump stock type devices, and that federal law accordingly prohibits the possession, sale, or manufacture of such devices."
Bump stocks are devices that allow semi-automatic rifles to fire at faster speeds.
Read more: http://thehill.com/regulation/administration/377729-justice-department-submits-proposal-to-ban-bump-stocks
Freethinker65
(10,048 posts)Bluepinky
(2,276 posts)The way to stop a bad gun with a bump stock is a good gun with a better bump stock.
samir.g
(835 posts)Apparently lots of people do it without a special stock.
rgbecker
(4,834 posts)Suddenly now it's just fine that an agency of the government comes up with a new regulation, redefining terms as they see fit.
It was just a few months ago they were all over the EPA for calling CO2 a pollutant!
Gotta love it! Just as obvious, the both and I'm glad of it.