But bumpstockj were an endangered species since Las Vegas. Hard to defend something that converts a gun to something else.
I think the President did this to avoid it being inserted into a bill. Then all these a$$holes add conditions, extra bans, anything they want and Trump would either have to veto it (politically dangerous) or pass it.
This gives him a little more control IMHO
I just got my letter from the Grestapo here in MA telling me I have too turn in any bumpstock mechanism.
I didnt even know what a bumpstock was until Las Vegas.