Moves in CongressIn Washington, Republican leaders said they would consider restrictions on bump stocks, raising the prospect of the first US gun control legislation for years. Officials said 12 of the rifles authorities recovered from the hotel suite used by gunman Stephen Paddock were fitted with bump stocks. “We’ll work with legislators interested in prohibiting bump stocks, but we’ll also demand other laws to help save American lives. Do it.”Senator Dianne Feinstein has also called for bump stocks to be banned. A city council meeting on Wednesday had a moment’s silence for the victims before becoming a platform for competing views on gun control.

Source: The Guardian October 05, 2017 17:24 UTC