bump stock
noun
plural bump stocks
: a replacement stock for a semiautomatic rifle that enables it to fire much more rapidly
A bump stock lets a gun's stock, which rests against the shoulder, slide backward and forward, letting users take advantage of the gun's recoil to fire rapidly.—
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In 2018, the state legislature passed a law that outlawed the possession and sale of bump stocks, along with trigger cranks and devices that make the gun operate like an automatic weapon.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026
The Supreme Court didn’t decide in West Virginia v. EPA and Garland v. Cargill whether banning carbon emissions (under Biden) or banning bump stocks (under Trump), respectively, was constitutional.
—Sarah Isgur, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
In addition to beating the national ban on bump stocks in the courts, Cargill was the proxy for a lawsuit by Attorney General Ken Paxton against the city of Austin over its ban on firearms in City Hall.
—Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 12 Jan. 2026
But rifles outfitted with bump stocks were involved in other mass shootings, most notably a 2017 shooting in Las Vegas.
—CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026
The Supreme Court didn’t decide in West Virginia v. EPA and Garland v. Cargill whether banning carbon emissions (under Biden) or banning bump stocks (under Trump), respectively, was constitutional.
—Sarah Isgur, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
In addition to beating the national ban on bump stocks in the courts, Cargill was the proxy for a lawsuit by Attorney General Ken Paxton against the city of Austin over its ban on firearms in City Hall.
—Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 12 Jan. 2026
But rifles outfitted with bump stocks were involved in other mass shootings, most notably a 2017 shooting in Las Vegas.
—CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Bump stock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bump%20stock. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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