The D.C. Beat
Update on 6/14/2024 at 5:30 p.m. MT: ATF Director Steven Dettlebach director released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court striking down the bump stock ban: “As the 2017 massacre of nearly 60 people at a concert in Las Vegas made clear, weapons equipped with bump stocks pose an unacceptable level of risk to public […]
The U.S. Supreme Court sided with the National Rifle Association, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, in a unanimous opinion that could make it more difficult for state regulators to pressure companies to cut ties with private organizations, such as political advocacy groups. With the opinion from the Supreme Court, the NRA can still […]
The U.S. Supreme Court has heard oral arguments over the bump stock regulation that was implemented in 2018 by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms after the Las Vegas shooting in 2017 that left 60 people dead. In the aftermath of the shooting, President Donald Trump said he supported the ATF the devices. Initially, […]