Trump administration officially bans bump stocks

CNN ^ | 12/18/2018 | Laura Jarrett

[GIdget2004]

The Trump administration is officially banning bump-fire stocks, senior Justice Department officials told CNN Tuesday.

Under a new federal rule, those who possess the devices, commonly known as bump stocks, will get 90 days to turn them in from the date that the final rule is published in the federal register, which is likely Friday, the officials said.

Bump stocks gained national attention last year after a gunman in Las Vegas rigged his weapons with the devices to fire on concertgoers, killing 58 people. President Donald Trump vowed to outlaw the devices soon after the tragedy, and some lawmakers on Capitol Hill urged him to back a permanent legislative fix.

But opposition from lawmakers and the National Rifle Association ultimately made a regulatory change the only realistic path forward to accomplishing the President's goal.

[cowboyusa]

In before the I’m done with Trumpers.

[DarthVader]

Practically no one will turn them in.

[Vaquero]

Some horrid secret cabal happened in Los Vegas. The cover up was immediate.

I can make a semi-auto fire like a bumpstock without actually needing one.

[going hot]

Stick finger in trigger guard, move rapidly back and forth, empties the mag in no time.

Fingers should be outlawed, or perhaps triggers?

[Buckeye McFrog]

Fortunately I don’t have any bump stocks.

Just some souvenir paperweights which happen to be the exact shape and weight of a bump stock.

[davidb56]

So, you PAY for a stock, and now you have to GIVE it to the gov. I don’t see too much success in that program. BTW full auto is over rated in most situations. 12 gauge is still king of the home defense.

[TheDandyMan]

Ultra-socialist Massachusetts did the same thing — letter in the mail (to every license-holder since they didn’t know who even had bumpstocks) ordering you to turn it in at the local PD. No option for reimbursement.

Admirable move, Donald. Following in the footsteps of Mass.

[Red Badger]

This is stupid.

You can make your own...................

[Georgia Girl 2]

Much ado about nothing. Who even wants a bumpstock? Nobody. This is Trump doing the least thing possible to stop the gun control crowd.

[wny]

Is he King now?

[jyo19]

They don’t even let you shoot straight. Anyone who knows anything about firearms knows that was full auto fire in Las Vegas.

[kenmcg]

Shame on Trump for doing anything to appease the gun takers. What is needed is for licensed holders to be able to travel interstate without committing a crime.

[I got the rope]

He is officially a one term president.

[The Pack Knight]

Much ado about nothing. Who even wants a bumpstock? Nobody. This is Trump doing the least thing possible to stop the gun control crowd.

He's doing something so illegal even the Obama Administration refrained from doing it. That's not nothing.

[Kickass Conservative]

We have gone from “Every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings” to “Every time a nut commits Murder using a Gun we lose our God Given Rights”.

[The Toll]

100% on point. That was belt fed. Bump stocks had NOTHING to do with that audio.

[editor-surveyor]

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>> “Much ado about nothing. Who even wants a bumpstock? Nobody.” <<

Precisely!

We want our rights back, and no “bump stock” leads in that direction.

[The Pack Knight]

But opposition from lawmakers and the National Rifle Association ultimately made a regulatory change the only realistic path forward to accomplishing the President's goal.

1. I thought the NRA was broke and dying off. Which is it, CNN?

2. Well, as long as it's the only way the President can get his way, it's ok if he ignores the law and the Constitution. We don't need that silly Congress to make laws, after all, when the President has a pen and a phone. This is some Obama-esque thinking.

[CivilWarBrewing]

Companies will stop selling them, but will 3D printers stop printing them?