New Mexico compound suspects were training children for school shootings, prosecutors say Not Mexico, not Gaza, not Afghanistan . . . The five suspects accused of abusing 11 children at a New Mexico compound were training them to commit school shootings, prosecutors said Wednesday. If the defendants were to “be released from custody, there is … Read more
“In December, the ATF announced that it would explore the possibility of regulating bump stocks by reclassifying them as machine guns,” The Trace reports. “The agency initiated a public comment period to solicit input from manufacturers, retailers, and consumers . . . All told, the ATF received more than 36,000 submissions, which are still being reviewed and posted online. Trace staffers … Read more
“Officers confiscated four firearms and arrested three males on gun-related charges in a six-hour span this weekend.” For some reason, this is BIG NEWS to bostonglobe.com. The gun bit, I mean. So big that The Globe felt obliged to chronicle each bust AND hit up the Boston Police Commissioner for a quote. William Evans is thrilled . … Read more
Following on our earlier report, the bump fire ban trend is creeping its way down the east coast . . . New Jersey Moves to Outlaw ‘Bump Stocks’ for All Residents A state Senate bill, S-3477, which would ban accessories including bump stocks and “trigger cranks,” was approved Monday by the budget committee. An identical … Read more
Congress’ deadly dereliction of duty: Republicans are blocking action on bump stocks, which let semiautomatics fire continuously. That’s the headline at nydailynews.com. The anti-gun rights daily reader reckons . . . As the nation absorbed the insanity that civilians not only can buy weapons of war, but can equip them with bump stocks that allow … Read more
What took her so long? California Senator Diane Feinstein’s had almost three days, and now she’s announced the inevitable…a bill to ban bump fire stocks. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a longtime advocate of stricter gun control measures, introduced a bill Wednesday that would ban the sale and possession of bump-stock equipment and other devices that essentially … Read more
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