The National Rifle Association filed suit in federal court to block a portion of Florida’s new gun control law that raises the minimum age to purchase all firearms to 21. The suit was filed less than two hours after Gov. Rick Scott signed the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act into law. The new law also imposes a …
NRA Opposes Legislative Ban on Bump Fire Stocks
The National Rifle Association came out against legislation now in both the House and the Senate that would nominally ban the use of bump stocks with wording that could also outlaw many ordinary accessories, such as match triggers or lightened bolt carriers. This is after several days of NRA officials stating publicly that the organization supports additional regulation for bump …
NRA Calls for “Additional Regulations” on Bump Fire Stocks
“The NRA believes that devices designed to allow semi-automatic rifles to function like fully-automatic rifles should be subject to additional regulations.” – National Rifle Association The NRA is backing “additional regulations” on devices to accelerate the rate of fire of semi-automatic firearms, including bump fire stocks. Wayne LaPierre and Chris Cox went on record today with the following: “In …
Bumpfire Stocks Banned at NRA’s Firing Range
Politico reports that the range at NRA headquarters bans the use of bump fire stocks and similar systems due to safety concerns. Though the organization would not respond to a request for comment, Politico states that the range policy has been independently verified. In the same report, Paul Valone of the gun rights organization Grass Roots North Carolina seemed to …