Republicans express support for proposed bump fire stock ban

By Andrew Shepperson

U.S. Rep. Bill Flores of Texas was the first of several Republicans to voice support for a proposed ban on bump fire stocks. (Photo: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
A Democratic proposal to ban bump fire stocks has gained some Republican support in the U.S. Congress over the last couple of days.
The measure, called the Automatic Gun Fire Prevention Act, was introduced Wednesday by Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein and a number of other Democrats and has since gained the support of several Republicans in Congress.
The bill would prohibit the sale, manufacture, and possession of all bump fire stocks, which police say were fitted to rifles used by gunman Stephen Paddock to kill 58 people and injure over 400 in the Las Vegas mass shooting Sunday night. The over-the-counter accessories can be used to allow semi-automatic rifles to simulate full auto fire.
House Majority Leader Paul Ryan, a Republican from Wisconsin, said he was open to a vote on bump stocks in an interview Thursday. “Fully automatic weapons have been banned for a long time, apparently this allows you to take a semi-automatic and turn it into a fully automatic, so clearly that’s something we need to look into,” he said, but added he would not consider

Source: Guns.com