Supreme Court Overturns Ban on Bump Stocks, a Modification for Semi-Automatic Weapons That Effectively Turns Them Into Assault Rifles — AP
The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down a ban on bump stocks, a modification for semi-automatic rifles that significantly increases the weapon's rate of fire.
The ban was enacted after Stephen Paddock's 2017 shooting of concertgoers in Las Vegas, which left 60 people dead, including the shooter. Paddock equipped 12 AR-15 semi-automatic rifles he owned with bump stocks.
In 11 minutes, he fired more than 1,000 rounds into the crowd.
The Supreme Court justices ruled that the ban should be lifted because a bump stock does not change the fact that each pull of the trigger fires only one shot.
A bump stock harnesses the recoil energy of the weapon so that the trigger strikes the shooter's stationary finger, thereby increasing the rate of fire.
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The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down a ban on bump stocks, a modification for semi-automatic rifles that significantly increases the weapon's rate of fire.
The ban was enacted after Stephen Paddock's 2017 shooting of concertgoers in Las Vegas, which left 60 people dead, including the shooter. Paddock equipped 12 AR-15 semi-automatic rifles he owned with bump stocks.
In 11 minutes, he fired more than 1,000 rounds into the crowd.
The Supreme Court justices ruled that the ban should be lifted because a bump stock does not change the fact that each pull of the trigger fires only one shot.
A bump stock harnesses the recoil energy of the weapon so that the trigger strikes the shooter's stationary finger, thereby increasing the rate of fire.
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