Senate Republican Blocks Bill to Ban Bump Stocks After Supreme Court Ruling

The Supreme Court last week struck down a Trump-era ban on the gun accessary.

Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts (L) and Jan Jekielek, host of The Epoch Times's "American Thought Leaders," in the state's capitol in Lincoln on June 24, 2021. Petr Svab/The Epoch Times

WASHINGTON—Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) on June 18 blocked a Democrat-backed bill to ban bump stocks, days after the Supreme Court reversed a Trump-era ban on the gun accessory.

Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) requested unanimous consent for the Banning Unlawful Machinegun Parts Act, meaning only one senator was needed to reject the measure.