US Supreme Court lifts ban on gun bump stocks
It says the government does not have the right to ban the accessories, which were used in America's deadliest mass shooting.
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Since a bump stock alone is just a useless object, couldn’t they have just been banned them without ever even needing to reference weapons?
Some states have. It's currently an open legal question as firearm parts/accessories generally get included under 2A protections as the right to keep and bear arms is infringed if, say, triggers are illegal. It's currently working it's way through the courts to determine the answer to your question and we wont have any definitive answers for years.
That makes sense. If you made all weapons legal but say, barrels illegal alone, its effectively a weapon ban
The barrel is an essential part for the weapon though.
There's a great amount of different types of stocks available for modular rifles like an AR-15. Requiring a fixed stock would still allow people to own a gun if they want to. It just makes the gun more annoying to use.
Im from the UK with very minimal exposure to weapons - and the example being a functional ban. But I think you’re saying that bump stocks aren’t essential as other stocks exist whereas a barrel is a barrel?
Ye that's right.
You could have the AR-15 legal as a functioning weapon. But make requirements such as fixed stock and 16" barrel. Such requirements would make the rifle more life a semi automatic hunting rifle instead of a tactical assault weapon.
Here in Norway you can acquire an AR-15 kind of rifle with many modifications. But the requirement is and active membership in dedicated shooting club. There are also requirements for activity in the club. If you want a regular rifle you can take a short course required for all hunters and buy the rifle after applying for a permit to the police.
I think that's fair as you regulate what kind of weapon people with different interests can have.