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Ohio Gun Groups Split With NRA, Say Don’t Ban Bump Stocks
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio gun groups say they oppose any bans on a gun accessory called bump stocks used by the Las Vegas mass shooter to turn semi-automatic rifles into rapid-fire automatic weapons.
The Dispatch reports the Buckeye Firearms Association and Ohioans for Concealed Carry say a ban would be a threat to American gun rights.
Stephen Paddock equipped rifles with bump stocks that he used to kill 58 people and wound hundreds from a Las Vegas hotel room a week ago.
Buckeye Firearms Executive Director Dean Rieck said in an email to supporters Friday that a ban would create a “slippery slope” that could further some people’s goals to “take our guns away.”
Concealed Carry said it’s opposed to any “knee-jerk bans” on gun accessories “demonized” by the media.