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Supreme Court agrees to rule on whether AFT can ban rapid-fire 'bump stocks'

A bump stock device that fits on a semi-automatic rifle to increase the firing speed, making it similar to a fully automatic rifle, is installed on a AK-47 semi-automatic rifle at a gun store on Oct. 5, 2017, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to rule on whether the government may ban the sale or use of "bump stocks" that can transform a semiautomatic rifle into one that shoots hundreds of bullets per minute with a single pull of the trigger.

Since 1934, federal law has banned machines guns, but

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