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SCOTUS Considers Challenge to Bump Stock Ban, Enacted Under Trump

HeadlineFeb 29, 2024

In other Supreme Court news, justices appeared divided along ideological lines as they considered on Wednesday whether the Trump administration overreached its authority when it imposed a ban on bump stocks in 2018. Bump stocks can turn semiautomatic rifles into fully automatic machine guns and were used in the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting, which killed 60 people and injured hundreds. A decision is expected in the summer.

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