Sentences with phrase «pulled bump stocks»

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

Not exact matches

Bump stocks allow the shooter to pull the trigger more frequently, not faster.

Correction: This article originally stated that bump stocks enable «a faster trigger pull.»

And the students» campaign may already be showing signs of having an effect: President Trump has directed the Department of Justice to ban bump stocks (which allow shooters to pull triggers more frequently and fire in rapid succession) and tweeted his support for strengthening background checks.

Bump stocks are devices that harness a gun's kickback energy, making semiautomatic gun (which fires one bullet with each trigger - pull) mimic a fully automatic one (which can fire off multiple rounds until the shooter takes their finger off the trigger).

A single pull of a trigger with a bump stock equipped firearm can produce a continuous flow of bullets, like an automatic weapon.

In addition to the waiting period, the new law includes raising the minimum age for gun purchasers from 18 to 21 and a ban on bump stocks — an add - on that can allow a semi-automatic weapon to fire like an automatic weapon with a single pull of the trigger.