Supreme Court hears challenge to Trump-era ban on bump stocks in a major gun control case
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How gun accessories called bump stocks ended up before the U.S. Supreme Court
When gun accessories known as bump stocks first hit the market more than a decade ago, the U.S. government initially concluded the devices did not violate federal law despite enabling semi-automatic weapons to spray bullets at the rapid-fire rate of a machine gun.
Supreme Court is hearing arguments on Trump-era gun bump stock ban. Here’s what to know
The debate around whether or not the federal government can ban “bump stocks” – devices that can be added to a semi-automatic firearm to make a gun fire faster – has now headed to the nation’s highest court.
Supreme Court to hear challenge to bump stock ban in high court’s latest gun case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear a challenge to a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, a gun accessory used in a Las Vegas massacre that was the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
Georgia lawmakers approve tax credit for gun safety training, ban on merchant code for gun stores
ATLANTA (AP) — Separate gun bills passed by the Georgia House of Representatives Tuesday would provide a tax credit to pay for gun safety training and gun safes, while another would prohibit financial institutions from using a code to distinguish firearms retailers.
The U.S. Supreme Court Is About To Hear Its Next Big Gun Case
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday in a case that promises to settle the question of whether civilians can freely buy bump stocks, which allow shooters to fire off hundreds of rounds per minute.
Chief enforcer of US gun laws fears Americans may become numb to violence with each mass shooting
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — The head of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives says he fears that a drumbeat of mass shootings and other gun violence across the United States could make Americans numb to the bloodshed, fostering apathy to finding solutions rather than galvanizing communities to act.
Former NRA chief Wayne LaPierre misspent gun rights group’s money, owes more than $4M, jury finds
NEW YORK (AP) — The longtime head of the National Rifle Association, Wayne LaPierre, misspent millions of dollars of the organization’s money, using the funds to pay for an extravagant lifestyle that included exotic getaways and trips on private planes and superyachts, a New York jury determined Friday.