bump stock

noun

plural bump stocks

: a replacement stock for a semiautomatic rifle that enables it to fire much more rapidly

A bump stock lets a gun's stock, which rests against the shoulder, slide backward and forward, letting users take advantage of the gun's recoil to fire rapidly.—

International Business Times

The Supreme Court has previously declined on at least three occasions to review the legality of a bump stock ban …—

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The council passed a law earlier this year banning bump stocks, which are accessories that allow semi-automatic rifles to fire more rapidly, like machine guns. —

Maya Eaglin, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2024 And this summer, the Supreme Court struck down a Trump-era federal ban on bump stocks — attachments that allow a shooter to fire hundreds of rounds per minute. —

Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024 The case may sound similar to one before the high court in its last term that involved a ban on bump stocks put in place during the Trump administration. —

Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2024 That law came just days after the Supreme Court reversed a Trump-era law to federally ban bump stocks. —

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