Gun Control: "Bump-Fire" Stocks

Krouse, William J.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Firearms;    Firearms control;   

RP-ID  :  IN10801
RP-ID  :  IN10801_2017Oct10

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses "bump-fire" stocks for guns which allow less experienced users to shoot semiautomatic rifles more rapidly. "Bump-stocks" that contain a coiled spring are considered firearms by the ATF but other varieties of modified stocks that do not contain coiled springs are not classified as firearms and as such are unregulated. The shooter in the October 1, 2017 Las Vegas shooting used semiautomatic rifles with 'bump-stocks" which has led to renewed interest in their regulation in Congress.