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Supreme Court strikes down Trump-era ban on rapid-fire rifle bump

stocks, reopening political fight

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The
Supreme Court on Friday
struck down a Trump-era
ban on bump stocks, the
rapid-fire gun accessories
used in the deadliest mass
shooting in modern U.S. his-
tory, in a ruling that threw
firearms back into the na-
tion's political spotlight.
The high court's conserva-
tive majority found that the
Trump administration over-
stepped when it changed
course from predecessors
and banned bump stocks,
which allow a rate of fire
comparable to machine
guns. The decision came
after a gunman in Las Ve-
gas attacked a country
music festival with assault
rifles equipped with the ac-
cessories.
The gunman fired more
than 1,000 rounds into the
crowd in 11 minutes, send-
ing thousands of people
fleeing in terror as hun-
dreds were wounded and
dozens killed.

Continued on Page 2 A bump stock is displayed in Harrisonburg, Va., on March 15, 2019. Associated Press
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