Schumer calls for bill to ban bump stocks after Supreme Court ruling

Schumer Seeks Bill to Ban Bump Stocks After Supreme Court Ruling

WASHINGTON—Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on June 14 called for legislation to outlaw bump stocks after the Supreme Court struck down a President Donald Trump-era ban on the gun accessory. A 6–3 opinion by the high court found that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) exceeded its authority when it interpreted a federal firearms statute to outlaw the use of bump stocks. Bump stocks are attached to the but…

Schumer to bring up vote on gun bump stocks ban after Supreme Court decision

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he plans to bring up a vote on restoring the bump stock ban under unanimous consent, which could be halted by opposition from just a single lawmaker.

US Supreme Court dismisses challenge to mifepristone abortion pill, strikes down ban on assault rifle bump stocks

The Supreme Court dismissed a challenge to the abortion-inducing drug mifepristone and struck down a federal regulation prohibiting bump stocks on assault rifles, among other rulings, as the current term approached its conclusion before the July 4 holiday.

Las Vegas shooting survivors alarmed at US Supreme Court's strike down of ban on rifle bump stocks

By JESSE BEDAYN and SCOTT SONNER Associated Press/Report for America The U.S. Supreme Court Friday struck down a ban on the rapid-fire rifle bump stock used by the gunman who rattled off over 1,000 bullets in 11 minutes in Las Vegas in 2017. Some of those who survived the shooting or lost loved ones said they were alarmed and fear future attacks with the device. The Trump-era ban on bump stocks was nixed in a 6-3 majority opinion. Bump stocks al…

Las Vegas shooting survivors alarmed at US Supreme Court's strike down of ban on rifle bump stocks

By JESSE BEDYAN and SCOTT SONNER Associated Press/Report for America The U.S. Supreme Court Friday struck down a ban on the rapid-fire rifle bump stock used by the gunman who rattled off over 1,000 bullets in 11 minutes in Las Vegas in 2017. Some of those who survived the shooting or lost loved ones said they were alarmed and fear future attacks with the device. The Trump-era ban on bump stocks was nixed in a 6-3 majority opinion. Bump stocks al…

What is a bump stock? Everything to know after Supreme Court ruling on Trump-era federal ban

Following the Supreme Court's ruling to reject a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, we revisit our past coverage when gun experts explained what a bump stock does.