“Congressional action is critically needed to address this epidemic of gun violence. The legislation targets any effort to increase the rate of gunfire by eliminating the need for each single function of the trigger. The bill would regulate bump stocks like machine guns, meaning that they must be registered with ATF under the National Firearms Act, and it would generally be illegal to manufacture, sell, or possess new bump stocks for civilian use.īump stocks that are already in existence would not have to be destroyed, but would have to be registered with ATF within one year of the bill’s enactment. Closing The Bump Stock Loophole Act builds on proven existing law by requiring bump stocks to be registered under the National Firearms Act, subjecting these dangerous devices to the strictest of regulation,” Titus said. Yet bump stocks have allowed gun manufacturers to circumnavigate the law to produce fully automatic weapons like the ones used on 1 October. “Machine guns have been illegal in the U.S. While bans have been put in place, courts have blocked the bans. Previous attempts to ban bump stocks have failed. Related Contentīump stock manufacturer seeks Las Vegas shooter’s estate Organizations including and are supporting the effort by Titus. It’s time to make our country safer for all of us and for future generations by answering the nation’s call for action on gun violence prevention,” Titus said in a Wednesday news release.
“As we mark four years since the tragic events of 1 October, my thoughts are with the families of those killed and injured and with the professionals who cared for them. Two more people have died since of injuries received in the shooting. The shooting at the Route 91 Harvest festival on the Las Vegas Strip killed 58 people that Sunday night. The move comes two days before Las Vegas remembers 1 October - four years since a gunman killed 60 people in the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history on Oct. Dina Titus (D-Nev.) has introduced legislation to ban bump stocks - devices that effectively convert some semiautomatic weapons to fully automatic - and loopholes that allow them.