The use of bump stocks helped Stephen Paddock kill 58 people (and injure more than 500 others) in Las Vegas in October. The private ownership of machine guns is generally illegal; bump stocks are not. And on Friday, the president tweeted:Obama Administration legalized bump stocks. As I promised, today the Department of Justice will issue the rule banning BUMP STOCKS with a mandated comment period. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 23, 2018Note that the Obama administration had not “legalized” bump stocks.

Source: Washington Post March 26, 2018 09:56 UTC