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Showing Original Post only (View all)Do you favor banning "bump stock" devices? (Which enable a semi-auto be used almost like an auto) [View all]
Gunman had a 'bump-stock' device that could speed fire
The gunman who unleashed hundreds of rounds of gunfire on a crowd of concertgoers in Las Vegas had two "bump-stock" devices.
The devices could have converted semi-automatic firearms into fully automatic ones, officials said.
A semi-automatic weapon requires one trigger pull for each round fired. With a fully automatic firearm, one trigger pull can unleash continuous rounds until the magazine is empty.
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/03/gunman-had-a-bump-stock-device-that-could-speed-fire.html
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I favor banning these types of devices or modifications | |
25 (89%) |
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I oppose banning these types of devices or modifications | |
3 (11%) |
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Do you favor banning "bump stock" devices? (Which enable a semi-auto be used almost like an auto) [View all]
CreekDog
Oct 2017
OP
you don't seem to think it's ok to ban it simply on the basis of how fast and much it can fire
CreekDog
Oct 2017
#15
My point is extremely simple: he's trying to make his position sound thoughtful and reasonable
CreekDog
Oct 2017
#19
This would actually help a great deal with my retirement plans if they did.
AtheistCrusader
Oct 2017
#23
Pistol braces don't give ARs more firepower... they just give them more stupidity.
JoeStuckInOH
Oct 2017
#17
Well there are youtube videos of people using rubber bands to bump fire. n/t
PoliticAverse
Oct 2017
#26
Does 24 aimed shots in under 15 seconds meet your definition of rapid fire?
Lurks Often
Oct 2017
#37
I'll join a few others and say I have no problem going on record in favor of banning these.
Decoy of Fenris
Oct 2017
#36