The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal of the federal ban on bump stocks, devices that allow semi-automatic firearms to fire rapidly like machine guns. The justices did not comment in declining to review a lower court-ruling that upheld the ban, which took effect nearly a year ago. President Donald Trump said that the […]
Las Vegas Bump Stock Class Action Dismissed…
A federal judge dismissed a class action lawsuit against bump stock manufacturer Slide Fire yesterday, finding that it couldn’t be held liable for casualties in the massacre at last year’s Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas. U.S. District Judge Gloria M. Navarro’s ruling defined bump stocks as a component part of the rifle, not […]
‘Safest School in America’ Has $400K Security System. Should Other Schools Catch Up?…
A high school in suburban Indiana is taking extra steps to steel itself against such tragedy and has been called the “Safest School in America” for doing so. Southwestern High School in Shelbyville, Ind., was featured in a morning segment produced earlier this month by the Today Show. In the video, the school is depicted […]
Bump Stock Prices Skyrocket after President Proposes Ban…
Bump stock prices have spiked following President Trump’s directive on Tuesday that the Justice Department (DOJ) draft regulations to ban the devices. Bump stocks can be used to allow semi-automatic guns to fire at speeds similar to automatic guns. After Trump’s proposed ban, bump stock prices quickly rose on the firearms auction website Gun Broker, […]
Here’s Everything Else the Dianne Feinstein Bump Stock Ban Would Outlaw…
While Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) presents her latest piece of gun control legislation as narrowly focused on bump stocks, the reality is that the language of the bill includes bans on other firearm accessories too. This means those who have worried that Feinstein’s bill would create slippery slope—leading to the passage of more bans—need to […]