Again Pointing Out Executive-Power Abuses in the New Bump Stock Ban
By Ilya Shapiro And Matthew Larosiere Before the tragic mass shooting in Las Vegas, almost nobody in the United States had ever heard of a “bump stock.” What was, and always has been, a gun-range novelty was suddenly the subject of national discussion. In the months...
Mississippi Bill Would Bar State Enforcement of Federal Bump Stock Ban
JACKSON, Miss. (Jan. 29, 2019) – A bill filed in the Mississippi Senate would build on the foundation of legislation signed into law in 2016 and block state enforcement of Pres. Trump’s bump stock ban, along with certain future federal gun control...
2014 Idaho Law Prohibits Resources for Enforcement of Federal Bump Stock Ban
BOISE, Idaho (Dec. 19, 2018) – An Idaho law passed in 2014 bars state or local enforcement of President Trump’s unconstitutional bump stock ban. The president initiated his bump-stock ban via executive action. U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced...