Columbus, OH Bump Stock Ban Reinstated Following Court Ruling

By Tom Knighton

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In May of last year, the city of Columbus, Ohio, banned bump stocks within the city. This came prior to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) decision to reclassify bump stocks as machineguns, thus rendering local and state laws redundant. As per usual, the law became the focus of a lawsuit almost immediately.

Filed by Ohioans for Concealed Carry and the Buckeye Firearms Foundation, the lawsuit won its initial court case. The city, however, appealed. That didn’t turn out so well.

In July 2018, Judge David Cain ruled the bump stock ban was unconstitutional, but the misdemeanor ordinance was enforceable.

On Thursday, the 10th District Court of Appeals sided with Columbus saying the groups did not have the standing to sue the city.

“Since the passage of Columbus’ gun safety ordinances, we have been in a long legal battle to protect them,” said Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein. “We will continue to fight and prove that both the ban on bump stocks and our law that keeps guns out of the hands of domestic abusers are common-sense safety measures that are not preempted by state law. We are pleased with the …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms