Bump stock targeted in proposed legislation

By Chris Eger

U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif, points to a photo of a bump stock during a news conference at the Capitol on Oct. 4, 2017. (Photo: Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via AP Images)
Congressional lawmakers on Wednesday introduced bills to ban bump fire stocks and mandate smart gun use while other measures are in the works.
The move came as part of an emotional response by Democrats in both the House and Senate just three days after the Route 91 Harvest shooting in Las Vegas that left 58 dead and hundreds wounded.
The Automatic Gunfire Prevention Act, introduced in the Senate by U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California and in the House by U.S. Rep. David Cicilline of Rhode Island, aims to ban the manufacture, possession, transfer, sale, or importation of bump stocks or similar devices. Authorities earlier this week said the gunman in the Las Vegas shooting had several rifles fitted with such devices
“Automatic weapons have been illegal for more than 30 years, but there’s a loophole in the law that can be exploited to allow killers to fire at rates of between 400 and 800 rounds-per-minute,” said Feinstein. “The only reason to fire so many rounds so fast is to kill large

Source: Guns.com