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NRA stand on bump stocks is wrong!
They should be banned!
Originally Posted by oeb11
The current Federal law and BATFE regulations define a "machine Gun" (fully automatic fire") as a fire arm that discharges more than one bullet for each pull of the trigger. Please note that it is legal for a private citizen to own a machine gun, short barreled shotgun or rifle ("Sawed-off") or suppressor ("Silencer") with the proper background check and transfer tax. Hell, you can even own a functioning canon or tank under these laws.
A so-called "Bump Stock" removes the shooter's finger from the trigger allowing a follow-up shot. As such, it is not itself regulated as a firearm. Each shot comes from a single pull of the triggers by the shooter. A similar effect may be achieved with the application of a rubber band or shoe lace to the trigger.
Frankly, I think crazy people should be banned. Mental Health professionals who let these people out should be jailed. Think of the Fort Hood shooter, the Columbine guys and others.
The problem is not limited to shootings. Who missed Timothy McVey or . . . Jeffry ?Dahmer, John Wayne Giesy also come to mind. Pick another; Boston Strangler, Zodiac Son-of-Sam etc. These guys are out there.
England has restricted firearms so kuch that the nut jobs are committing random stabbings . . .and the English are now trying to forbit carrying anything sharp. Really: anything sharp pr p;ointed can get you in troluble with the police.