I'm a bit surprised by this. Supreme Court strikes down federal ban on bump stocks | Fox News
In a 6-3 decision, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote, "Congress has long restricted access to "'machinegun[s],'" a category of firearms defined by the ability to "shoot, automatically more than one shot ... by a single function of the trigger."
"Semiautomatic firearms, which require shooters to reengage the trigger for every shot, are not machineguns. This case asks whether a bump stock — an accessory for a semi-automatic rifle that allows the shooter to rapidly reengage the trigger (and therefore achieve a high rate of fire) — converts the rifle into a 'machinegun.' We hold that it does not," he wrote.
This seems to be mostly a slap down of the ATF, but I'm not a lawyer.
Hat tip goes to Jews Can Shoot.
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