New Hampshire Senate turns away bump stock ban

By Chris Eger

A group shot of the New Hampshire Senate (Photo: NH General Court)
The Republican-controlled Senate on Thursday kicked a bill that would have outlawed bump stocks in the Granite State back down to committee for more study.
The Senate voted 14-9 along party lines to send SB 492, which would make it a misdemeanor to manufacture, sell, possess or use a “multiburst trigger activator” back down to the body’s Judiciary committee, a tactic commonly used to shelve unpopular bills. Opponents say the proposal was too sweeping in context and needed more study.
“Various parts of this legislation are incredibly broad and vague, creating multiple unintended consequences including unnecessarily prohibiting devices New Hampshire citizens lawfully use in competitions, hunting and self-defense,” said state Sen. Sharon Carson, R-Londonderry.
“For decades it’s been possible to create bump fire with something as simple as a belt loop or a wooden dowel, and attempting to ban a bump stock will not change that fact,” Carson said.
The measure would establish definitions of a multi-burst trigger activator under state law, aimed at bump stocks, and make it a crime to make, own or use them. Violators would be subject to a Class A misdemeanor, which would allow for up to 12 months

Source: Guns.com