Gun Owners Of America Issues Statement On Bump-Fire Stocks

By Tom Knighton

With the NRA’s statement on Thursday coming out in support of bump-fire stock legislation, Congress appears to have to go ahead to pass new laws restricting the popular devices and get cover from the largest pro-gun group in the nation. However, just looking at our comments, it’s easy to say that gun owners are split over this.

Now, a second gun rights organization has issued its own statement.

Gun Owners of America released this statement a short time after the NRA’s was released, but the tone? Well, that’s a little different.

Springfield, VA – Executive Director of Gun Owners of America (GOA) Erich Pratt issued the following statement on GOA’s position on bump stocks:

“Gun Owners of America opposes a ban on bump stocks. Bump stocks were approved by the ATF during the Obama administration to help gun owners with disabilities fire their weapons. Any type of ban will be ignored by criminals and only serve to disarm honest citizens. Perhaps that’s why 91 percent of police believe a so-called “assault weapons” ban will have no effect or a negative effect on crime. And given that 95 percent of cops think …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms