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Scott also said Friday that he supported a ban on «bump stock» devices, which accelerate semiautomatic rifles» rate of gunfire and were used in last year's shooting in Las Vegas.

While Nikolas Cruz — who shot and killed 17 students and faculty at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. on Feb. 14 — did not use a bump stock, calls to ban or regulate the attachments have resurfaced in the wake of the school shooting.

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.

It backs legislation in Congress that would provide more data to the background check system and calls for a ban on accessories like bump stocks that make firearms function more like automatic weapons.

But in a sign the pressure is beginning to tell in Washington, Trump announced on Tuesday that he had ordered the Justice Department to propose a rule to ban bump fire stocks, the device that allowed the gunman at the Las Vegas massacre in October to fire on concertgoers more rapidly, mimicking automatic weapons fire.

«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.

The company is also pressing the government to enact gun - reform measures, including a ban on assault - style weapons, high - capacity magazines and bump stocks; raising the minimum age to 21 for gun purchasing; universal background checks that include scrutiny of mental - health information and previous run - ins with the law; and an end to the background - check loophole for gun show and private sales.

The question of whether shareholders benefit from such activism beyond an initial bump in stock price is likely to remain unresolved, given the methodological problems plaguing studies on the subject.

But the Justice Department said in December that it can't ban bump stocks on its own, and an attempt to ban them in the Senate has gone nowhere.

But there's a wrinkle in Trump's direction: The ATF, which is part of the Department of Justice, isn't sure that it can ban bump stocks on its own.

An AK - 47 rifle with a bump stock installed on display at Good Guys Gun and Range on Feb. 21 in Orem, Utah.

They will also seek a ban on «bump stocks,» which are used to make semiautomatic weapons mimic automatic weapons in rate of fire; more money to harden school campuses; and funding for mental - health initiatives and to provide trained school security officers.

WASHINGTON — President Trump — under pressure from angry, grieving students from a Florida high school where a gunman killed 17 people last week — ordered the Justice Department on Tuesday to issue regulations banning so - called bump stocks, which convert semiautomatic guns into automatic weapons like those used last year in the massacre of concertgoers in Las Vegas.

The law imposes new restrictions on firearm purchases and the possession of «bump stocks,» funds more school police officers and mental health services, broadens law enforcement's power to seize weapons, and allows certain staff members to carry guns in schools.

In the wake of this weekend's deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D - CA) proposed a ban on the «bump stock,» a device that makes semiautomatic weapons function like automatic ones, which are generally banned in the United StateIn the wake of this weekend's deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D - CA) proposed a ban on the «bump stock,» a device that makes semiautomatic weapons function like automatic ones, which are generally banned in the United Statein Las Vegas, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D - CA) proposed a ban on the «bump stock,» a device that makes semiautomatic weapons function like automatic ones, which are generally banned in the United Statein the United States.

But the gunman in the Florida shooting did not use a bump stock — meaning the ban would have had no impact on the massacre there.

Law enforcement officials confirmed on Tuesday that 12 of the rifles in Paddock's hotel room were outfitted with a device called a «bump stock,» which enables semi-automatic weapons to shoot rapid fire, like a machine gun.

In the House, Representative Carlos Curbelo, Republican of Florida, has drafted a measure banning bump stocks, which he said he planned to introduce on Thursday.

Separately, Representative Adam Kinzinger, Republican of Illinois, is circulating a letter among his colleagues, calling on the A.T.F. to re-evaluate bump stocks, which he said had «no place in civilized society.»

The bump stock — a previously obscure gun accessory that became infamous last year when a shooter in Las Vegas used one to speed up his lethal rate of fire at helpless concertgoers — is on its way to being banned in Maryland.

Republicans including House Speaker Paul Ryan and many in the Senate have said a regulatory fix on bump stocks would be faster than passing the bill, but the rulemaking process to examine the regulation will take a year, with no guarantee that the ATF will actually do anything.

Twelve of the rifles the Las Vegas gunman, Stephen Paddock, had in a high - rise hotel suite when he opened fire on a crowd on Sunday were outfitted with «bump stocks,» devices that allow a semiautomatic rifle to fire hundreds of rounds per minute, which may explain how he was able to shoot so quickly, killing 58 people and wounding hundreds of others.

Of the other two bills Congress is currently considering, one is a proposed ban on «bump stocks,» which has gone nowhere in the Senate since it was introduced in October.

Our politicians in Washington have exchanged vision for whatever the polling tells them, CEO's have exchanged integrity for a bump in the stock price, educators are more focused on their careers than their students.

Republican Sen. John Bonacic in an interview Tuesday said he would be open to considering specific gun control legislation such as bans on bump stocks and extending the waiting period to purchase a gun so a more extensive background check is conducted.

A spokesman for the Democratic - led Assembly on Thursday indicated there's support in that chamber for a bill that would specifically ban bump stocks.

State Sen. John Brooks who introduced legislation to ban bump stocks in New York — the devices are illegal if attached to a gun, but their possession is not outright banned — said this case points to the importance of passing a complete prohibition on bump stocks.

Some of the bills passed this year that he mentioned include a state ban on bump stocks, reform of the state's parole system, gender parity in pay and fairness for victims of sexual assault.

Nearly two dozen Democratic senators, including Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, introduced a bill Wednesday to ban the sale of military - style assault weapons and bump stock devices like the one used in the Las Vegas massacre, saying it «will begin removing the weapons of war on our streets.»

ALBANY — State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie on Monday called for a complete ban on bump stock devices in New York.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a California Democrat who submitted a bill last year in the Senate that would ban bump stocks, welcomed Trump's support for a ban but cautioned that new agency rules could fail because of the ATF's past stance on the devices.

In the wake of the Florida school massacre, the Democrats will tack on bills that have been stonewalled in committees — including banning bump stocks plus beefing up background checks and a law that allows courts to take away a disturbed person's guns — to unrelated legislation already up for voteIn the wake of the Florida school massacre, the Democrats will tack on bills that have been stonewalled in committees — including banning bump stocks plus beefing up background checks and a law that allows courts to take away a disturbed person's guns — to unrelated legislation already up for votein committees — including banning bump stocks plus beefing up background checks and a law that allows courts to take away a disturbed person's guns — to unrelated legislation already up for votes.

At the same time, Cuomo did not initially knock Republicans in the state Senate for voting down a series of hostile amendments on Wednesday that would have banned bump stocks and strengthened background checks.

In Albany, lawmakers have been debating a variety of measures that seek to reduce gun violence or bolster school security, ranging from bans on bump stocks supported by Democrats and some Republicans to GOP - led efforts to expand school resource officers at schools in New YorIn Albany, lawmakers have been debating a variety of measures that seek to reduce gun violence or bolster school security, ranging from bans on bump stocks supported by Democrats and some Republicans to GOP - led efforts to expand school resource officers at schools in New Yorin New York.

Neither the company nor the NSSF gave an explanation for its absence, but it probably had something to do with the fact that twelve of the rifles Stephen Paddock had in his hotel room at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on October 1, 2017 were fitted with bump stocks.

They represent Moms Demand Action and they coordinated over social media to testify in favor of a bill that would ban bump stocks and place regulations on ghost guns.

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.

The bump stocks bill was among more than 150 bills Christie signed on his final full day in office, NJ.com reported.

Five days after Stephen Paddock's Oct. 1 slaughter in Las Vegas — when he opened fire on a concert, killing 58 and wounding nearly 500 — the NRA said it was in favor of tighter regulations for bump stocks.

Bump stocks, which can increase the rate of fire on a weapon, came under intense scrutiny after investigators said they believed Stephen Paddock used them to modify weapons used in a mass shooting in Las Vegas last October that killed roughly 60 people and injured hundreds more.

Dempsey said that if the bill on bump stocks solely focused on the bump stocks he'd be less against it, but the bill before the committee specifically refers to accessories that increase the rate of fire of a firearm and he argues almost any part could assist in doing that including those that assist with aim.

A growing number of Republicans in Congress have expressed support for banning bump stocks, but not all are eager to cast votes on legislation that could hurt their standing with gun rights groups.

Republican leaders in the state Senate did not respond to requests for comment on Hoylman's bill, but on Wednesday they defeated an effort by Senate Democrats to force a vote on several gun control measures including a bump stock ban.

Assemblywoman Patricia Fahy, D - Albany, said she'd like to see action on a bill she introduced last week to ban possession, sale and manufacture of bump stocks, devices used in the Las Vegas mass shooting that allow a semi-automatic firearm to fire at a faster rate.

This is not to say that a ban on bump stocks — a niche product though it is — wouldn't represent a modicum of progress in the right direction.

In Tallahassee, state House representatives on Wednesday debated a bill that would raise the age to buy a firearm from 18 to 21, require a three - day waiting period for most gun purchases and ban the sale or possession of bump - fire stocks.

A state senator in Georgia who is running for governor is asserting his stance on gun rights by giving away a bump stock «to one lucky winner» in the aftermath of the Las Vegas mass shooting.

Nearly two dozen Democratic senators, including Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, introduced a bill to ban the sale of military - style assault weapons and bump stock devices like the one used in the Las Vegas massacre, saying it «will begin removing the weapons of war on our streets.»

Sen. Elaine Phillips, a Republican from Long Island, said in a statement on her website that she wants to ban military - style assault weapons and bump stocks, and enact stricter background checks.

Senator Elaine Phillips, a Republican from Long Island, said in a statement on her website that she wants to ban military - style assault weapons, and bump stocks, and enact stricter background checks.