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Columbus Bump Stock Ban in Effect After Appeals Court Ruling
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A state appeals court decision means Ohio’s capital city has resumed banning bump stocks, a gun accessory that allows semi-automatic weapons to be fired rapidly. Two… Read More
![Bump stocks like this one installed on an AK-47 are now illegal in the U.S., after the Trump administration changed how they are legally defined. The devices can allow a semi-automatic rifle to fire nearly as fast as a machine gun.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/bump-stocks-guns-8ed4fdfa53811ccbe8938db55644f39590149702-e1553631329630-900x422.jpg)
Bump Stock Ban Takes Effect As Gun Rights Groups Ask Supreme Court For Delay
By: Bill Chappell I NPR
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Anyone selling or owning bump stocks could face up to 10 years in federal prison and a fine of $250,000. The devices are now classified as machine guns.
![Shooting instructor Frankie McRae aims an AR-15 rifle fitted with a "bump stock" that allows the semi-automatic to shoot as fast as an illegal machine gun. As of March 26, bump stocks will be effectively illegal to own unless a court puts an injunction on the federal ban.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ap_17277640241295-93278141b578f683675e09b43e306dc92538b981-e1549383807707-900x422.jpg)
Bump Stocks Will Soon Be Illegal, But That’s Not Stopping Sales
By: Martin Kaste | NPR
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The federal ban on bump stocks announced in December takes effect March 26. Sellers and gun rights groups are taking advantage of that extra time to boost sales, despite the upcoming ban.