Why A Bump-Fire Stock Ban Won’t End Bump-Firing

By Tom Knighton

Sen. Dianne Feinstein has proposed a ban on bump-fire stocks or anything that would allow someone to fire “too fast.” The NRA has even come out and said bump-fire stocks should probably be regulated. The gun community is evenly divided on just whether these stocks should be legal or not.

However, even if something is done to ban bump-fire stocks, it won’t stop the problem. It won’t prevent another maniac from using bump-fire to kill numerous people if he’s so inclined.

You see, while the bump-fire stock is useful for bump-firing, eliminating those won’t eliminate bump-fire.

“But doesn’t Sen. Feinstein’s bill ban other devices that assist in things like that?” some might ask, and they’re right. Unfortunately, the ban is useless and here are two videos to illustrate just why it’s useless.

For example, in this one, they use an ordinary rubber band.

Here’s one that just uses a belt loop.

Either Sen. Feinstein’s bill will also lead to the banning of office supplies and parts of our clothing or her proposal is less than useless. After all, a would-be killer who wishes to use bump-fire to kill can easily …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms