Posted March 26, 2019 6:30 am by Comments

By Chris Eger

“The final rule clarifies that the definition of ‘machine gun’ in the Gun Control Act (GCA) and National Firearms Act (NFA) includes bump-stock-type devices,” says ATF about the ban.
With the exception of a number of parties engaged in lawsuits against the ban, the federal government’s prohibition on bump stock devices is set to become active on Tuesday.
As gun rights groups and Second Amendment advocates sought a nationwide injunction against the move with the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, the pending rule change by government regulators to reclassify bump stocks as “machine guns” was set to become effective on March 26. In response, RW Arms, the leading retailer of the devices, announced they would seek to turn in their remaining inventory of bump stocks to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
“RW Arms will transfer 60,000 bump stocks to American Shredder in Fort Worth, Texas, to be shredded and recycled under the supervision of ATF agents,” said the Veteran-owned distributor in a statement.
The ban, signed by Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker last December, was endorsed by newly confirmed U.S. Attorney General William Barr earlier this month. The move came at the direction of President Trump, who in February 2018 issued

Source: Guns.com

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