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Supreme Court strikes down Trump-era ban on rapid-fire rifle bump stocks, reopening political fight

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Newest development Jun 15, 2024 · 2 reportsA Victory for the Second Amendment: Bump Stocks Are Legal Again

The Supreme Court has struck down a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, a rapid-fire gun accessory that was used in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. The high

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    Supreme Court strikes down Trump-era ban on rapid-fire rifle bump stocks, reopening political fight

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    A Victory for the Second Amendment: Bump Stocks Are Legal Again

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  1. Mitchell Daily Republic

    US Supreme Court rejects federal ban on gun 'bump stocks' (opens Mitchell Daily Republic)

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    Mitchell Daily Republic's feed description

    The high court ruled that a semiautomatic rifle equipped with a bump stock is not a 'machinegun' because it does not fire more than one shot 'by a single function of the trigger.'

  2. Quad-City Times

    Supreme Court strikes down Trump-era ban on bump stocks, gun accessories used in 2017 massacre (opens Quad-City Times)

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    Quad-City Times's feed description

    The Supreme Court has struck down a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, a gun accessory that allows semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns. They were used in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.

  3. Salt Lake Tribune

    Supreme Court rejects Trump-era ban on gun bump stocks (opens Salt Lake Tribune)

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    Salt Lake Tribune's feed description

    The Supreme Court struck down on Friday a ban on bump stocks enacted by the Trump administration after a deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas in 2017.

  4. WFMZ Allentown

    Supreme Court strikes down Trump-era ban on rapid-fire rifle bump stocks, reopening political fight (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    The Supreme Court has struck down a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, a rapid-fire gun accessory that was used in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. The high

  5. CBS News

    Supreme Court strikes down Trump-era ban on bump stocks for firearms (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives exceeded its authority when it issued the rule outlawing bump stocks.

  6. New York Post

    Supreme Court overturns Trump-era ban on bump stocks (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The Supreme Court ruled Friday that a ban on bump stocks — attachments that allow semi-automatic rifles to fire more quickly— implemented by former President Donald Trump back in 2017 was unconstitutional.

  7. KTVZ Bend

    Supreme Court strikes down Trump-era ban on bump stocks on guns (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By John Fritze, Devan Cole and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Friday struck down a federal ban on bump stocks approved by former President Donald Trump, the latest opinion from the conservative court rolling back firearm regulations.

  8. NBC Chicago

    Supreme Court strikes down federal ban on bump stocks (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    The Supreme Court has struck down a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, a gun accessory that allows semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns

  9. Deutsche Welle

    US Supreme Court rules gun 'bump stocks' ban unlawful – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The court overturned a ban imposed under previous President Donald Trump, in the aftermath of the Las Vegas mass shooting with 58 deaths and several hundred injured.

  10. ABC 7 San Francisco

    US Supreme Court strikes down Trump-era ban on bump stocks, gun accessories used in 2017 massacre (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    A Texas gun shop owner challenged the ban, arguing the Justice Department wrongly classified the accessories as illegal machine guns.

  11. WTOP Washington DC

    Supreme Court strikes down Trump-era ban on bump stocks, gun accessories used in 2017 Vegas massacre (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    The Supreme Court on Friday struck down a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, a gun accessory that allows semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns.

  12. FOX 29 Philadelphia

    Supreme Court strikes down ban on bump stocks, gun accessories that turn weapons into machine guns (opens FOX 29 Philadelphia)

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    FOX 29 Philadelphia's feed description

    The Supreme Court has struck down a nationwide ban on bump stocks, a gun accessory that helps semi-automatic weapons fire like machine guns. It was used in the nation's deadliest mass shooting.

  13. Washington Post

    Supreme Court strikes down federal ban on bump stock devices (opens Washington Post)

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    Washington Post's feed description

    The case focused on whether bump stocks qualify as machine guns under a 1986 law that barred civilians from owning such rapid-fire weapons.

  14. Portland Press Herald

    Supreme Court strikes down ban on bump stocks, used in nation’s deadliest mass shooting (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    The Supreme Court has struck down a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, a gun accessory that allows semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns.

  15. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Supreme Court throws out Trump ‘bump stock’ ban (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court threw out a Trump-era rule that banned so-called “bump stocks” that allow rifles to mimic automatic fire, finding the government overstepped its authority when it

  16. France 24

    US Supreme Court strikes down mass shooting-inspired ban on gun 'bump stocks' (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    The US Supreme Court ruled on Friday that a ban introduced by ex-president Donald Trump's administration on bump stocks – devices which allow semi-automatic rifles to fire like a machine gun – is unconstitutional.

  17. GBH News

    Supreme Court strikes down Trump-era ban on bump stocks (opens GBH News)

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    GBH News's feed description

    The arguments in the case were more about whether the ATF had overstepped its authority than the Second Amendment.

  18. Rolling Stone

    Supreme Court Overturns Trump-Era Ban on Bump Stocks for Guns (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    The Supreme Court overturned a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, which convert semiautomatic guns into machineguns.

  19. Wyoming Public Media

    Supreme Court strikes down Trump-era federal ban on bump stocks (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    The Supreme Court has struck down the federal ban on bump stocks Friday, declaring that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives exceeded its authority when it banned the devices.

  20. Breitbart News

    Supreme Court Declares ATF Ban on Bump Stocks Illegal (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Attaching a bump stock to a rifle does not make it a machine gun, and thus the federal agency ban on bump stocks is illegal under federal law, the Supreme Court held on Friday.

  21. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    US Supreme Court does not allow ban on firearm bump stocks (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    A Texas gun shop owner challenged the ban, arguing the Justice Department wrongly classified the accessories as illegal machine guns.

  22. MyNorthwest

    Supreme Court strikes down ban on bump stocks, gun accessory (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    The Supreme Court has struck down a ban on bump stocks, an accessory that allows semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns.

  23. Breitbart News

    U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Bump Stock Ban (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    On Friday the Supreme Court of the United States struck down the ATF's ban on firearm accessories commonly known as bump stocks.

  24. The Christian Post

    Supreme Court strikes down ban on gun bump stocks (opens The Christian Post)

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    The Christian Post's feed description

    The Supreme Court has struck down a federal ban on guns that have been modified with bump stocks.

  25. The Boston Globe

    What to know about bump stocks and the Supreme Court ruling striking down a ban on the gun accessory (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The Supreme Court has struck down a ban on bump stocks, the gun accessory used in the deadliest shooting in modern American history — a Las Vegas massacre that killed 60 people and injured hundreds more.

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