Machine Gun Law, ATF Rule at Center of Suits Over Bump Stock Ban

The federal government properly banned bump stocks under a statute regulating machine guns because the accessories convert a semi-automatic weapon into an automatic one, three gun-control advocacy groups say in a brief to the full Sixth Circuit.

Further, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is entitled to routine court deference to its reading of the statute, the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, Brady United Against Gun Violence, and Everytown for Gun Safety contend. That’s even though the law carries criminal penalties, as many statutes do, they say in their friend of the court brief, filed Wednesday. ...