I have (yet another) dumb question: Is it truly possible to fire that rapidly using just a “bumper stock”?
Yes.
You can do the same thing without a bump stock by anchoring your finger in your pocket and slowly pulling the rifle forward with steady pressure until it begins to have the same effect as a “bump stock”.
Having said that however accuracy is very limited, more of a “spray and pray”.
This whole incident is fishy at the least and flat out ridiculous with the lack of transparency and details.
Yes. to many it would sound like an automatic weapon just due to the increased rapidity of the shots.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQcE6CW91UU
There are a lot of videos with a bump stock if you want to see and hear it. Yes, you can fire that rapidly, but it takes practice and it’s nearly impossible to aim. In a situation like this, I would rather face someone shooting at me (or at a crowd I’m in) using a bump stock than face someone aiming and using a good holographic sight. There would be a lot more kills per minute with aimed rapid fire than with the equivalent of full-automatic fire.
Yes, but note the rate of fire with a bump stock is LESS than full auto.
And accuracy is also reduced.