NRA Backs Regulation Of Bump Stocks, As Some Republicans Support A Ban
The devices that can modify guns to be fired like automatic weapons were possessed by the mass shooter in Las Vegas. Democrats have introduced two bills this week to make them illegal.
Updated at 3:20 p.m. ET
The National Rifle Association says it is open to new regulations on bump stocks, devices possessed by the mass shooter in Las Vegas that can be used to modify rifles to be fired similarly to automatic weapons. This comes as top Republicans in Congress appear open to the idea of a federal law banning the devices.
"In Las Vegas, reports indicate that certain devices were used to modify the firearms involved. Despite the fact that the Obama administration approved the sale of bump fire stocks on at least two occasions, the National Rifle Association is calling on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) to immediately review whether these devices comply
