Judge Upholds Federal Bump Stock Ban

A judge has upheld an ATF prohibition on bump stocks.

A bump stock is attached to a semi-automatic rifle at the Gun Vault store and shooting range in South Jordan, Utah, on Oct. 4, 2017. AP Photo/Rick Bowmer/File

A federal judge has upheld the ATF’s ban on bump stocks, devices that boost firing speed.

U.S. District Judge Jill N. Parrish ruled on Sept. 29 (pdf) that the prohibition on bump stocks imposed administratively by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) several years ago was appropriate.