Regulation Banning Bump Stocks

Department of Justice Submits Notice of Proposed Regulation Banning Bump Stocks

Today (March 10, 2018) the Department of Justice submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a notice of a proposed regulation to clarify that the definition of "machinegun" in the National Firearms Act and Gun Control Act includes bump stock type devices, and that federal law accordingly prohibits the possession, sale, or manufacture of such devices.

Bump fire is a technique that anyone can learn in an afternoon. Banning bump fire stocks does nothing to limit the ability of a shooter to empty a magazine rapidly. While I am not a fan of bump fire stocks, or bump firing in general - it is not accurate and tends to waste ammo - there is no security benefit to banning bump fire stocks. Furthermore, there are other devices that allow rapid manipulation of a trigger, such as the BMF Activator. 

(Replacing the hand crank on the BMF Activator with a small electric motor would allow very rapid manipulation of the trigger with the press of a switch. Making this modification to a BMF Activator is likely illegal.)  

You Don't Need a Special Stock to Bump Fire, as can be seen in the following YouTube videos:

How to Bumpfire without a Bumpfire Stock

'Bump Fire' without a Bump-fire Stock, courtesy of ThatGunGuy45

How to Bump Fire without a Bumpfire Stock in Detail!

Former ATF Analyst - Bump Fire without Slide Fire Stock