A bump stock ban?

CNN reports, happily, that the president has asked his Justice Department to propose ways to ban the sale of “bump stocks”. Bump stocks enable a gun man to pull the trigger on a semi-automatic once and the recoil of the weapon is used to more quickly fire the weapon – faster than the person would be able to pull the trigger without the device. As you can imagine, the weapon is difficult to control and it is less accurate than it would be otherwise.

n fact, if it was up to me, I’d make it a requirement that criminals had to use bump stocks and 100-round magazines. Large capacity magazines are notoriously subject to jamming, so used in conjunction with bump stocks, semi-automatic weapons are less likely to hurt people. But, hey, what do I know?

Congressional gun grabbers see an opportunity;

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a California Democrat who submitted a bill last year in the Senate that would ban bump stocks, welcomed Trump’s support for a ban but cautioned that new agency rules could fail because of the ATF’s past stance on the devices.
“If ATF tries to ban these devices after admitting repeatedly that it lacks the authority to do so, that process could be tied up in court for years, and that would mean bump stocks would continue to be sold,” Feinstein said.
“Legislation is the only answer,” she said. “Words are one thing, Mr. President, but we need meaningful action.”

Of course, gun grabbers in Florida tried to effect an “assault weapon ban” in their state and the measure failed yesterday, according to Associated Press.

Less than a week after 17 people were fatally shot at a Florida high school, the state House has voted down a motion to take up a bill that would ban assault rifles, effectively killing the measure for this session.

The motion failed by a 36-71 vote.

Well, I think the next school shooter already has his gun and his ammo. In Illinois, a 15-year-old from Round Lake Beach is cooling his heels in jail because he made threats on social media. In Everett, Washington, 18-year-old Joshua Alexander O’Connor’s grandmother reported him to police when she discovered his plans to use bombs in a school.

The IndyStar reports that “10 Indiana districts have investigated either a real or rumored copycat threat since Feb. 14.” According to Virginian-Pilot “five students have been charged: a Virginia Beach Middle School student; a 17-year-old from Smithfield High; a 14-year-old from Norfolk’s Lake Taylor Middle; and two children, ages 11 and 13, from Norview Middle in Norfolk.”

The West Virginia Gazette reports that “Thursday’s alleged threat against George Washington High School by a student was followed by more statewide threats, news releases, criminal charges against students, fears among parents and increased burdens on law enforcement. The majority of threats were unfounded, investigators said, but at least four were serious enough to warrant criminal charges or other discipline.”

Cleveland, Ohio’s Fox8 reports threats at four area schools. The Detroit Free Press reports that school security has been increased at city schools due to threats.

The problem isn’t guns, it’s cultural, banning guns won’t stop killers from killing by any means necessary.

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