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

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

hedge ( @hedge@beehaw.org )

PoliticsEnglish • 14 days ago

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

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In a country with [checks notes] a:

“Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives”

Let’s reflect for a moment on what it means to bunch all those things together.

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