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A bump stock, left, is a device that can be added to a gun to increase its firing speed. The devices were banned by the federal government his week.

Bump Stock Ban Proceeds After Supreme Court Denies Gun Advocates' Request To Halt It

3:25pm March 28, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

Gun rights groups had a sought a hold on the ban, which went into effect on Tuesday. The court denied the second such appeal, allowing the ban to proceed while challenges move through the courts.

Bump stocks like this one installed on an AK-47 are now illegal in the U.S., after the Trump administration changed how they are legally defined. The devices can allow a semi-automatic rifle to fire nearly as fast as a machine gun.

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Bump Stock Ban Takes Effect As Gun Rights Groups Ask Supreme Court For Delay

2:58pm March 26, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Anyone selling or owning bump stocks could face up to 10 years in federal prison and a fine of $250,000. The devices are now classified as machine guns.

Shooting instructor Frankie McRae aims an AR-15 rifle fitted with a "bump stock" that allows the semi-automatic to shoot as fast as an illegal machine gun. As of March 26, bump stocks will be effectively illegal to own unless a court puts an injunction on

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Bump Stocks Will Soon Be Illegal, But That's Not Stopping Sales

10:42pm February 04, 2019

by Martin Kaste

The federal ban on bump stocks announced in December takes effect March 26. Sellers and gun rights groups are taking advantage of that extra time to boost sales, despite the upcoming ban.

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Tim Hartman says he's dissatisfied with the NRA's recent compromises, but he still plans to attend the annual convention.

Ahead Of Annual NRA Convention, A Member Says It's Sacrificing His Rights

11:37pm May 03, 2018

by Mary Louise Kelly

As the NRA opens its annual meeting Friday, it faces criticism — and not just from gun control advocates. Some gun owners, like Tim Harmsen, are unhappy with the organization's recent compromises.

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Slide Fire Solutions announced Tuesday it will stop taking orders for its line of bump stock products on May 20.

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Bump Stock Manufacturer Is Shutting Down Production

8:14pm April 18, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

Slide Fire will stop taking orders and halt manufacturing of the rapid-fire gun products. It is facing a class-action lawsuit for negligence, and the government is pursuing a ban on the devices.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Saturday that the Justice Department is formally moving to ban the sale or manufacture of bump stocks through regulatory action.

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Trump Administration Moves To Ban Bump Stocks

3:38pm March 10, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

The Justice Department took a first step in banning the sale, manufacture or possession of devices used to make a gun fire like an automatic weapon. But advocates say it'll take legislative action.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott wants a range of measures aimed at preventing shootings like the one last week at a high school in Parkland, Fla. Scott is seen here during a meeting with law enforcement, mental health and education officials on Tuesday.

Florida Governor Calls For Raising Age Limit For Gun Purchases From 18 To 21

2:06pm February 23, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

Instead of broader gun control, Gov. Rick Scott wants to keep guns away from mentally ill or violent people. He announced funds for "school hardening" and police officers in every school.

Kenneth and Irene Hernandez pay their respects as they visit a makeshift memorial with crosses placed near the scene of a shooting at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas. A man opened fire inside the church in the small South Texas commu

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After A Vow To End 'This American Carnage,' A Year Of Deadly Violence

1:33pm December 27, 2017

by Eric Westervelt

Though America saw the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history in 2017, efforts to enact new gun laws, once again, stalled in Congress.

Bump stocks are now illegal to use in Columbia, S.C., after the city enacted a ban on the devices. In this photo from October, a shooting instructor shows the grip of an AR-15 rifle fitted with a bump stock.

Columbia, S.C., Approves A Rare U.S. Ban On The Use Of Bump Stocks

2:07pm December 20, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Bump stocks made headlines in October, when a man used weapons fitted with the attachment in an attack that killed 58 people at an outdoor concert in Las Vegas.

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A bump stock device (left) can be fitted to a semi-automatic rifle to increase firing speed.

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Massachusetts Becomes 1st State To Ban Bump Stocks After Las Vegas Massacre

3:24pm November 04, 2017

by Chris Benderev

The restriction was added to a budget bill Thursday and was signed into law with minimal dissent on Friday.