Bump stocks allow semi-automatic weapons to fire like machine guns and were used in the Las Vegas shooting where 59 people diedThe US justice department is proposing rule changes that will effectively ban bump stocks, devices that allow semi-automatic weapons to fire like a machinegun, Jeff Sessions, the attorney general, said on Friday. In February, Donald Trump signed a memorandum directing the Justice Department to make the regulatory change. “As I promised, today the Department of Justice will issue the rule banning BUMP STOCKS with a mandated comment period,” he wrote. Trump has flip-flopped on gun control, proposing arming teachers while backing away from earlier support for raising age limits. In Washington, Students will walk down Pennsylvania Avenue on Saturday alongside pop stars Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson, Miley Cyrus and Demi Lovato.

Source: The Guardian March 23, 2018 21:11 UTC