The Strange Politics of Bump Stocks, Democrats, and the NRA
A bump stock device, (left) that fits on a semi-automatic rifle to increase the firing speed, making it similar to a fully automatic rifle, is installed on a AK-47 semi-automatic rifle, (right) at a gun store on Oct. 5, 2017, in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Trump administration has just announced a reversal to a rule that allowed the sale of bump stocks. George Frey/Getty Images
The Trump administration has taken an important action that just might make Americans a bit safer when it comes to mass shootings. A new rule issued on Dec. 18 will reverse a 2010 decision of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) during the Obama administration that allowed the sale of bump stocks.
Carol M. Swain
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Dr. Carol Swain, an award-winning political scientist and former tenured professor at Princeton and Vanderbilt Universities, is a Distinguished Senior Fellow for Constitutional Studies with the Texas Public Policy Foundation and the co-author of "Black Eye for America: How Critical Race Theory is Burning Down the House."
