Lawmakers from Nevada reintroduce bump stock ban in Congress

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — U.S. lawmakers from Nevada once again reintroduced legislation that would outlaw the sale of so-called bump stocks after the Supreme Court struck down a ban on the attachments last year.

U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen and U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, both Democrats, said they would bring back the Banning Unlawful Machinegun Parts (BUMP) Act to Congress.

Attachments known as bump stocks enable firearms to simulate the rapid fire of an automatic weapon.

Nevada's Congressional delegation has sought to ban them ever since the One October mass shooting in 2017. Authorities said gunman Stephen Paddock used bump stocks while shooting at a crowded music festival.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, or ATF, issued a ruling to ban the attachments at President Donald Trump's direction during his first term in office.

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down that ban, however, saying it did not comply with federal law.

"The Supreme Court's decision to overturn the Trump-era bump stock ban was a brazen reversal of a common-sense measure to help prevent another similar tragedy," Rosen said in a statement released Thursday.