The opinion still leaves forced reset triggers as questionable: it depends on what a “single function of the trigger” means- a pull only (banned)? or are one pull and one release two separate functions of the trigger (ok)?
Has the ban on fully automatic weapons ever been tested in court?
Specifically the Thompson sub-machine gun, aka ‘Tommy Gun’............................
The article needs fact checking.
Who gives a crap about bump stocks...there are States that have outlawed AR15s, THAT is what the SC needs to be addressing.
Ruling (6-3) puts the act of making laws back into the branch of government our Constitution requires, namely Congress and NOT the White House.
Yep.
Considering that the ban on bump stocks has been fully litigated, we still don’t have the details behind the case.
bkmk
I don’t think this means congress itself couldn’t ban bump stocks but just that the ATF overstepped their authority from congress in banning them.
The court made a good decision. The determination of semi-auto vs full-auto has always been about how many shots are discharged with a single trigger pull. Semi-auto means ONE shot. Full-auto means discharges continue as long as the trigger remains depressed and ammunition remains. The mechanics of the fire control assembly dictate the function.
Oh hey, look what I found in the back of my closet.
Direct link to the decision itself:
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/22-976_e29g.pdf
It is fairly short as these things go.