No, ATF Didn’t Really Admit To Overstepping On Bump Stock Ban

By Tom Knighton

The bump stock ban should never have happened. I know why it did, but it shouldn’t have. There was zero reason for the ATF to regulate bump stocks into illegality and we all know it. However, it’s a done deal.

However, over the weekend, a report from the agency surfaced that many claimed said that the ATF overstepped and knew it overstepped it’s bounds by regulating bump stocks the way they did.

I didn’t get a chance to read the report, but our friends over at The Truth About Guns did, and guess what they found?

This week there’s been a huge buzz over the bumpiest stocks of them all. You’ve no doubt seen headlines that the ATF “admitted” it lacked the authority to ban bump stocks by slipping them into the NFA. While it’s absolutely true that the rulemaking was illegal, it’s unfortunately not true that the ATF admitted that. I absolutely hate to harsh a good buzz, but it’s important to cut down to the truth.

The articles centered around this issue link back to a press release on NCLA’s ongoing (and very well-done) bump stock litigation, …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms