It’s called a bump stock, and it can be purchased online. On today’s episode:• C. J. Chivers, an investigative reporter for The New York Times and a Marine veteran, talks about the weapon modifiers known as bump stocks. Background reading:• Firing on a crowd from the 32nd floor of a hotel gave the gunman in Las Vegas an advantage that allowed him to inflict widespread carnage. Here’s how a “bump stock” works. Advertisement Continue reading the main story• Several top Republicans, long resistant to gun regulations, said they may be open to banning the rapid-fire device.

Source: New York Times October 05, 2017 09:45 UTC