Seems of is the Jeff Sessions (Mr. Magoo) and Rod Rosenstein DOJ has their priorities screwed up yet again. The Sessions-Rosenstein DOJ is now attempting to ban bump stocks and to classify them as ‘machine guns’ under federal law. So much for Sessions going after illegal aliens. Now it’s back to guns and legal gun owners.
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The U.S. Department of Justice formally submitted a regulation on Saturday to ban “bump stocks,” a modification to high-capacity rifles that lets them fire like an automatic weapon.
President Donald Trump signed a memorandum in February directing the department to make the regulatory change, which must now be approved by the Office of Management and Budget before it is published and subject to a commentary period.
The move does not require congressional approval, allowing the administration to side-step what could have been insurmountable pressure from pro-gun groups such as the National Rifle Association that have worked to erode changes in firearm laws in the wake of mass shootings in Florida and Nevada.
The NRA supported more regulations on bump stocks but has not endorsed Trump’s ban and said previously it was awaiting the publication of the regulation before rendering judgment.
Source: Reuters-CNBC