Sen. Cotton says banning bump stocks ‘treads close to the line’ of being unconstitutional
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, said Sunday that a Trump-era bill banning bump stocks “is on the verge of violating the Second Amendment” after the Supreme Court overturned the bump stock ban on Friday. “On the legislative issue, I would suggest that we crack down on violent crime and gun crime before we infringe on the […]
Crockett calls Thomas 'corrupt' after Supreme Court decision to upend bump stocks ban
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) blasted Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas as “corrupt” in an MSNBC interview about the court’s recent decision to overturn a Trump-era bump stock ban. Justice Thomas has come under increasing scrutiny for gifts he has received from Republican superdonors, including billionaire Harlan Crow. “You were too nice before,” Crockett said. Said […]
Biden unveils new ad touting his support for gun control after SCOTUS ruling on bump stocks, Hunter’s conviction
President Biden pulled the trigger. New 30 seconds Biden ran the ad touting his support for gun control just days after his eldest son, Hunter Biden, was convicted of a felony gun offense. Following the Supreme Court’s decision on Friday to strike down a nationwide ban on bump stocks, Biden quickly released a 30-second ad […]
Biden campaign unveils gun control ad after Supreme Court invalidates bump stock ban
President Biden’s reelection campaign released a new ad highlighting his administration’s gun violence prevention efforts on Saturday, the day after the Supreme Court struck down a Trump-era bump stock ban. In 30-second adBiden criticized former President Trump over Friday’s conservative-leaning Supreme Court decision, The Hill reported. The Biden administration defended the regulation in the Supreme […]
Pritzker says bump stock ruling won’t affect Illinois
(The Center Square) – In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court striking down a ban on bump stocks, Gov. J.B. Pritzker says the ruling should have no impact on Illinois but other states will take action. The bump stock ban was triggered by the deadliest mass shooting by one person in U.S. history when […]
Supreme Court Declares ATF Ban on Bump Stocks Illegal
WASHINGTON, DC – The Supreme Court has ruled that federal agencies’ bans on bump stocks violate federal law because attaching a bump stock to a rifle does not turn it into a machine gun. held on friday. “Congress has long restricted access to ‘machine guns,’ a category of firearms that have the ability to ‘fire […]
NJ AG Fears ‘Extreme Bloodshed’ After SCOTUS Strikes Down Bump Stock Ban
Following the US Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) decision striking down the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) ban on bump stocks, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin is in disbelief that there are no federal regulations for firearm accessories that “have the potential to cause significant bloodshed.” Breitbart News reported the Supreme Court’s 6-3 […]
ATF Assn. Admitted Rifles with Bump Stocks Not Machine Guns
On October 12, 2017, the ATF Association sent a letter to lawmakers informing them that the ATF approved bump stocks because they do not turn semi-automatic rifles into machine guns. The letter was dated 11 days after a man went on a mass shooting in Las Vegas with multiple rifles, at least some of which […]
Biden Urges Congress to Ban Bump Stocks in Wake of SCOTUS Decision
President Joe Biden called on Congress to ban bump stocks just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the ATF’s ban on firearm accessories. Biden did this through his posts on X. He wrote“Today’s Supreme Court decision strikes down important gun safety regulations. We know that prayers and thoughts are not enough. I call […]
The Trump-Era Bump Stock Ban Never Made Sense — But Its Death Could Help Undo Biden’s Anti-Gun Agenda
The Supreme Court on Friday overturned the Trump-era ban on bump stocks, killing a rule which had been in legal jeopardy since it was enacted, and which critics say was not motivated by sound logic. The Supreme Court in Garland v. Cargill found that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) exceeded its […]