Sentences with phrase «addressing bump stocks»

According to the DOJ press release Attorney General Jeff Sessions said: «President Trump is absolutely committed to ensuring the safety and security of every American and he has directed us to propose a regulation addressing bump stocks... To that end, 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.»

«President Trump is absolutely committed to ensuring the safety and security of every American, and he has directed us to propose a regulation addressing bump stocks,» said Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, R - Iowa, held a hearing Wednesday that addressed bump stocks, making good on a promise after the Las Vegas shooting.

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The company is calling on lawmakers to take action on «common sense gun reform,» including measures to address mental health, improve background checks, raise the age to buy a gun, and ban bump stocks and other similar accessories.

«The ATF does NOT have the authority to address bump - fire stocks — and has made this point clear to Congress MULTIPLE times,» Sen. Dianne Feinstein tweeted Friday after the ATF briefing.

Eliminating bump stocks, addressing mental health and reinforcing school safety are «baby steps» that Murphy believes are possible to achieve now.

House Speaker Paul Ryan called for regulatory action — not legislation — on bump stocks, the device used by the Las Vegas shooter to convert semi-automatic weapons into automatic firearms, calling that the fastest and most efficient way to address this problem.

President Donald Trump has suggested he's open to new gun control laws, and started a discussion about what lawmakers can do to address mass shootings in the US after he announced his support to ban bump stocks.