Sessions Proposes Ban on Bump Stocks

  • Trump set the ban in motion after the Florida school massacre
  • Device became infamous after the Las Vegas concert shooting
A bump stock device

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday formally proposed a ban on bump stocks, the firearms accessory that allows semi-automatic guns to fire more quickly, similar to a fully automatic weapon.

The proposal seeks to fulfill a promise made by President Donald Trump after the Feb. 14 massacre at a Florida high school and comes a day before a protest march in Washington organized by survivors of the Florida shooting.