Posted on 02/20/2018 1:08:04 PM PST by Pinkbell
New: Trump just said he signed a memo directing the Attorney General to propose a rule outlawing bump stocks, all devices "that turn legal weapons into machine guns." He expects those regulations to be finalized "very soon."
(Excerpt) Read more at twitter.com ...
wonder if they know that pistols can be “bump fired”?..idiots
Fox said that a bump stock allows you to fire 400-800 rounds per minute. It seems in Vegas that accuracy didn’t matter. He just wanted bullets spraying everywhere - knowing it would take people out.
he lost my vote.
You for Biden now?
The Bump Stocks aren’t important. What is important is that Trump showed by this action, that he let a bunch of schoolkids calling him names get to him. The enemy is going to pick up on that, and they will keep doing what works.
However, the law does not authorize any restrictions on bump stocks. So, there’s nothing the AG can legally do to implement this silly, misguided order. (Not to mention our US Constirution). What I draw from this report is that DJT is receiving some awful policy and horrible legal advice. Also, regretfully, he’s showing signs of wavering pretty badly. Where’s the Swamp Draining!? It’s been over a year already—- only a small number of alligators removed from the washDC swamp so far, very few.
Years ago right after i got my sks, my buddies and I went out to the desert and used up about a 1000 rounds... we each bought a case when we got the guns at just over $200 for gun & ammo. We had game and fish there almost instantly, because of the 3 of us firing at the same time, from a distance he thought there was a full auto in the mix. From something he said that day, I always thought it was a crime to do anything that would change the fire rate of any semi auto weapon. i.e. Not that it would make a string or rubber band illegal, that it would be illegal to use one to change the fire rate.
Really never thought about it again, until i found out about bump stocks after Vegas... could not believe i had never heard of them before... i wanted to find one for my sks, then saw the string trick and figured why...
Not one of my favorite moves so far, but a year ago i still thought using the string would have been illegal, so i will give up one (depending on what we end up with) and trust he knows what he is doing and see where it goes after everything he has already done for us, if he is using it to negotiate a deal or maybe just an example the left still wont give him credit for something they want.
They will still blame him for the deaths.
The President doesn’t want to look like he doesn’t care about grieving families.
He’s handling the issue the right way. Whether or not the Left approves.
And unlike his critics, he isn’t exploiting a tragedy for political gain.
He caved.
Slap sides of face and open mouth in astonishment. NOOOOO!
Yep, all those judges that try to block every move the President makes will ban this too! /s
Look, you may be right.
It may also be that this was unfortunate timing rather than a response to the kid’s carping.
If this was touched on in the article, I missed it.
What do you expect him to do - commit political suicide?
Bump stocks aren’t a hill to die on.
Anti-American and anti-Liberty. This is something leftists do and it will not slow their drive for confiscation. A step in the wrong direction IMO.
Read the memo Trump put out and it puts an odd spin on this whole thing.
Basically Trump instructed ATF to complete the process they already had going since December to re-evaluate bump stocks legality.
In other words, Trump spent a lot of time telling the BATFE to continue doing this thing they are already doing.
It still wasn’t smart, but it’s also a head scratcher. Smoke screen from DJT? Maybe, maybe not. Like I said, I’ll reserve judgment until later. If he has turned on this issue, however, it’ll sink him.
I am a single issue voter on two issues: abortion and the second amendment. You fail on either and you fail completely.
How many votes do you think Trump is going to gain from this?
I say, very few. The people who hate him, will still hate him, even if they approve of this particular action.
But he’s just pissed off a lot of conservatives that he’s going to need in his corner.
He hasn’t lost my vote yet....like I’ve said, depends on how handles this. I don’t know yet if we are looking at political theater or an actual policy change. It will take a while to figure that out.
If we are looking at a policy change, I’ll leave the box for president blank in 2020. As I said above: single issue voter for pro-life and pro-2A. You fail on either, you fail completely.
To be honest, I really don’t think that will make much of a difference. They were used in that one shooting in Vegas but typically aren’t. Also, if you Google bump stocks, one of the things you see is how to make homemade ones.
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I remember before Las Vegas serious shooters saying they didn’t like bump stocks. They aren’t accurate and waste ammo. They are either good for fun or shooting into a crowd randomly. Banning them is a tiny loss.
Make no mistake, this is a huge win for the anti-gunners. The precedent has been set.
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