Sentences with phrase «bump stocks»

So any effort to ban or regulate the sale of bump stocks would not have changed the shooter's ability to access the weapon he used or how he used it.

The bills include «extreme risk» protective orders against people who have guns, a ban on bump stocks and an expansion of background checks.

The guns were legally acquired, and so were the devices — called bump stocks — that transformed them into machine guns, even though machine guns are illegal.

The newly approved ban provides a 90 - day grace period for bump stock owners to discard their devices.

You can attach bump stocks which increase the RPM to the 100's.

The regulation would include «bump stock type devices» in the legal definition of «machine gun,» of which federal law prohibits the possession, sale, or manufacture.

Now we're onto a new mass shooting, but this one didn't involve bump stocks.

She has also condemned bump stocks and met with local high school students to discuss school security issues.

He also wants to see bump stocks for weapons banned.

Provisions to raise the age to buy a weapon and ban bump stocks also advanced.

But a bipartisan readiness to end the sale of bump stocks is emerging.

It includes background checks, limits on high capacity magazines, and a ban on bump stocks.

The announcement comes after it was revealed that the Las Vegas shooter used bump stocks on his guns when he killed at least 58 people and injured hundreds more on Sunday.

But the issue gained notice after more than 58 people were killed in October at a country music festival in Las Vegas, where authorities said the shooter was armed with 14 AR - 15s with bump stocks along with other firearms.

In one notable moment, Emma Gonzalez, the outspoken activist and Stoneman Douglas High School survivor, asked Loesch if it should be harder than it is now for people to obtain semiautomatic weapons or modifications, such as bump stocks, that can make firearms fully automatic.

In detail, the regulation seeks to revise the use of the word «machinegun» in the National Firearms Act and Gun Control Act so that it includes more modern automatic fire enablers like bump stock devices.

Several lawmakers argued enacting the law on Oct. 1 would not give owners of bump stocks in Connecticut enough time to learn about the new law and would turn law abiding citizens into felons.

Assembly Bill 8717 proposes to make it illegal to possess, manufacture, transport or sell bump stocks in New York State.

«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 «machine gun'to include bump stock type devices.»

Beyond background checks, the president wants to use an executive order to bar the use of bump stock devices that enable guns to fire like automatic weapons.

At the moment, however, shoppers can still purchase bump stocks from Slide Fire and on firearms resale websites such as Gun Broker.

In December, the Justice Department seemed to signal a change in attitude and began exploring the possibility of outlawing bump stocks by changing federal regulations, a lengthy process that involves posting a public notice and soliciting comments from those with an interest.

On his decision to use executive power to ban bump stocks without Congress's approval: «I would recommend him against that,» Rep. Joe Barton (R - TX) said.

Within days, lawmakers called for a review of whether bump stocks should remain legal — and to the surprise of many, the NRA joined in.

But this isn't the first time Feinstein has raised concern about bump stocks in Congress — she brought up a similar restriction in 2013 that proposed banning all semiautomatic weapons that could accept a «military feature» like a detachable stock.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has said it doesn't have authority to regulate bump stocks without Congress passing a law to empower the agency.

Popper — who passed his rifle safety course in 1981 when he was 14 - years old — said bump stocks serve no purpose and he said they are not protected under the second amendment because they are not guns.

«Trump is taking steps toward banning gun bump stocks and strengthening background checks for gun purchasers,» it says.

The announcement came after Trump ordered the Justice Department to focus on bump stocks following the high school massacre of 17 people in Parkland, Fla. — even though the device was not used in that case.

'' 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 in a statement.

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«Whether it was our lawsuit, business realities, or the impending federal regulation against bump stocks that led to this decision, we don't know yet,» said Avery Gardiner, co-president of the Brady Center, which is representing the plaintiffs alongside the Las Vegas law firm Eglet Prince.

WASHINGTON - As a grieving Florida community demanded action on guns, President Donald Trump on Tuesday directed the Justice Department to move to ban devices like the rapid - fire bump stocks used in last year's Las Vegas massacre.

«A real leader would have gotten Congress to pass a ban on bump stocks after the horror of Las Vegas, the worst mass shooting in modern American history,» Ambler said.

At the moment, however, shoppers can still purchase bump stocks from Slide Fire and on firearms resale websites such as Gun Broker.

Among the weapons found was an assault - style weapon equipped with an illegal bump stock like the one used in the Las Vegas shooting.

YouTube apparently began removing videos showing the modification of guns with bump stocks last week, and issuing strikes against channels who hosted the videos.

The National Rifle Association supports the background check legislation and also backs bump stock regulation, although not an outright ban.

Bump stock manufacturer Slide Fire Solutions will stop taking orders and shut down its website next month.

«Bump stocks played a major role in turning a Las Vegas concert into a tragedy,» Nico Bocour, state legislative director of Giffords, said in an email to supporters.

«If ATF tries to ban these devices after admitting repeatedly that it lacks the authority to do so, that process could be tied up in court for years, and that would mean bump stocks would continue to be sold,» Feinstein said.

The case, filed last week in Leon County circuit court, asks a judge to certify a class action and order «full compensation» for what the plaintiffs» attorneys estimate are «tens of thousands, or more» Floridians who own bump stocks or similar devices.

The House package also included a measure to study bump stocks, the devices that turn rifles into automatic - style weapons and were used in the Las Vegas assault last fall, the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.

The proposed regulation would reclassify the controversial device as a «machinegun,» making it illegal to own, sell or manufacture bump stocks.

«The scary truth is that bump stocks while illegal to use in New York are legal to possess, to purchase and to transport,» said Sen. Brad Hoylman.

Citigroup Inc., the nation's fourth - largest bank, said in March it plans to prohibit retail chains that are its customers from offering bump stocks or selling guns to anyone who hasn't passed a background check or is younger than 21.

Several other companies pulled bump stocks from their offerings following the tragedy in Las Vegas.

This is the first time the president has weighed in on the issue, but the Justice Department announced they would look into bump stocks as part of a review process on the legal definition of machine guns following the Las Vegas shooting.