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.—
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During his first term, Trump banned bump stocks, which allow rifles to fire like machine guns, following the Las Vegas shootings in 2017 that killed 60 people, Frost noted.
—Steven Lemongello, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2025
The measure would also ban rapid-fire trigger activators and bump stocks, which are components that increase the fire rate of semiautomatic rifles and were infamously used in America’s deadliest mass shooting, in Las Vegas in 2017.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 3 Jan. 2025
The effort to ban bump stocks comes after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Trump administration ban on the components, which drew national scrutiny after the Las Vegas mass shooter fired more than 1,000 bullets in 11 minutes in 2017.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 3 Jan. 2025
In recent weeks during the lame duck session, the Michigan Senate has passed bills expanding birth control access, banning ghost guns and bump stocks for firearms, updating training standards and practices for police agencies in Michigan and more.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
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Steven Lemongello, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2025
The measure would also ban rapid-fire trigger activators and bump stocks, which are components that increase the fire rate of semiautomatic rifles and were infamously used in America’s deadliest mass shooting, in Las Vegas in 2017.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 3 Jan. 2025
The effort to ban bump stocks comes after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Trump administration ban on the components, which drew national scrutiny after the Las Vegas mass shooter fired more than 1,000 bullets in 11 minutes in 2017.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 3 Jan. 2025
In recent weeks during the lame duck session, the Michigan Senate has passed bills expanding birth control access, banning ghost guns and bump stocks for firearms, updating training standards and practices for police agencies in Michigan and more.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Bump stock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bump%20stock. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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