Dianne Feinstein Don’t be too quick to celebrate ban of bump stocks

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By DIANNE FEINSTEIN
Washington Post
Friday, December 21, 2018

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The Justice Department issued a regulation Tuesday banning bump-fire stocks, devices that can essentially transform semiautomatic weapons, such as an AR-15, into automatic rifles that fire at a rate of between 400 and 800 rounds per minute. These devices can inflict absolute carnage, as they did in October 2017, when a gunman killed 58 people at a concert in Las Vegas.

Support for banning bump stocks is widespread, and it’s encouraging to see the Trump administration take action on gun safety.

But let’s not celebrate too quickly. Presidents can rescind regulations just as easily as they create them, and in this case, the bump stock ban will likely be tied up in court for years. Only hours after the Trump administration released its final regulation, Gun Owners of America announced it would file a lawsuit.

To ensure a ban is implemented and protected from legal challenges, Congress must still pass a law banning bump stocks and other similar devices, such as trigger cranks.
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[Shadow2]

A congressional law ensures nothing it can be shot down as unconstitutional too you fucking retard.

 

[BDinPutnam]

A congressional law ensures nothing it can be shot down as unconstitutional too you fucking retard.

I'd rather see an actual law passed than bruto-crats making it up as they go.

Rule of law, ya know.

 

[kev74]

Shouldn't she be busy selling secrets to China?

 

[Duke]

Did they ever prove a bump stock was used in that incident or is that what we are being told....

 

[Dr. Evil]

Did they ever prove a bump stock was used in that incident or is that what we are being told....

I'm sure they're still on the case.