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Re:Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of Ameri... by Zak on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @07:57PM (#31512483)
It is my understanding that bump stocks are currently treated as machine guns, which is to say almost impossible to legally own in the US.

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/12/26/2018-27...

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Re:Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of Ameri... by dragontamer on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @08:00PM (#31512512)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/white-collar-and-criminal-law/...

https://firearmslaw.duke.edu/2021/12/bump-stock-ban-heading-...

Bump-stocks remain a public political issue, likely heading to the Supreme Court.

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Re:Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of Ameri... by Zak on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @08:18PM (#31512657)
It is no surprise that there's a legal challenge underway, but the Supreme Court has not granted certiorari and it is not clear that it will.

https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/gun-owners-of-am...

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