He said he wanted the Department of Justice to "propose regulations that ban all devices that turn legal weapons into machine guns." First, his own ATF agency has warned that it does not have the authority to ban bump stocks. "He should call on Congress to pass Senator Feinstein's bill to ban bump stocks, rather than just draft memos. Although Trump backed this proposal, the NRA quickly came out against it and it faces an uphill battle in Congress. Menendez wrote, "Thank you for reconsidering your position on large capacity magazines at the CNN Town Hall - I've got a bill waiting for you to co-sponsor."

Source: CNN February 25, 2018 21:22 UTC