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.—

International Business Times

The Supreme Court has previously declined on at least three occasions to review the legality of a bump stock ban …—

Alex Swoyer

Examples of bump stock in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web O’Connor’s ruling referenced the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas that spurred the Trump administration’s ban on bump stocks and a polarizing debate on the legality of devices that increase the rate of fire of semiautomatic weapons. —

Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 25 July 2024 The rulings included an order for a new review of obstruction charges against Trump and Jan. 6 defendants; a ruling that reversed a ban on bump stocks; and another that limited the regulatory authority of federal agencies. —

Sabine Martin, The Arizona Republic, 7 July 2024 That case was based on whether the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms had correctly applied the law’s technical definition of a machine gun to a bump stock. —

Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 7 July 2024 Sixteen states and Washington, D.C., currently have state laws in place prohibiting bump stocks, according to Everytown for Gun Safety, a gun violence prevention organization. —

Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 26 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for bump stock

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