The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to block the Trump administration’s ban on bump stocks, devices that effectively speed up how quickly rifles can be fired. Groups supporting gun owners and opposing firearms restrictions have sharply criticized the bump stock ban and challenged it in court, including filing two petitions seeking to delay the ban from taking effect — which it did earlier this week. [Bump stock ban takes effect as opponents turn to Supreme Court]The Justice Department announced the ban in December, declaring that bump stock owners had until Tuesday — the day the change was set to take effect — to either destroy the devices or hand them over to authorities. In other cases, people with bump stocks had announced their plans to give them to federal authorities. Bump stock options that had been posted on the retailer’s site were listed as out of stock Wednesday.

Source: Washington Post March 28, 2019 16:14 UTC