The Supreme Court, by a vote of 6-3, stated that the ATF (Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms) agency had overstepped its boundaries in 2018 when it created a law banning Bump Fire Stocks. The ATF does not make laws, it enforces them. The now famous, Bump Fire Stock, was perfectly legal in the eyes of the ATF from 2008 until 2017 until political pressure, brought on by the Trump Administration, led them to make an abrupt decision. A man in Texas who had purchased two of the Bump Fire Stocks, surrendered them, as he was told to do, and then started a lawsuit against the ATF’s overreach. That lawsuit went all the way to the Supreme Court recently, and with their decision, the ATF’s ban was revoked.
The past attempt to lump the Bump Fire Stock in with machine guns failed. A machine gun, by definition, is a firearm where one pull of the trigger will cause multiple rounds of ammo to be expelled. A semi-automatic firearm requires one pull of the trigger for each bullet fired. A Bump Fire stock still requires the user to pull the trigger for each bullet fired.
Therefore, it does not make the firearm a machine gun. Does the accessory allow the user to fire more ammo quickly? Yes, but in most cases, there is very little accuracy and after a few 30 round magazines the barrel can get very hot, leading to issues with the firearm…
2 of the Supreme Court justices, who voted to maintain the ATF Ban, wrote that any item that can allow a firearm to shoot 400-800 rounds per minute should not be allowed. In simple terms, you would have to shoot 27 magazines (that held 30 rounds each) in a minute. Just so you know - the typical AR-15 used in the USA by civilians is designed to shoot 45-60 rounds per minute before needing a cool down. Rapid fire can lead to issues and malfunctions due to overheating.
For those of you who may be concerned about the possible revitalization of the retail market for Bump Fire Stocks, Slide Fire Solutions went out of business in May of 2018.
Just so you know - World Record Holder, Jerry Miculek, can fire a revolver 8 times in one second and hit the target each time.
In a vote of 8-1, the Supreme Court did uphold the restriction against gun possession by people that are currently under a Domestic Violence Restraining Order. Approximately 75% of those polled agreed, people accused of domestic violence and under a restraining order should not be in possession of a firearm.
After this Supreme Court decision, it is likely that the lawyers representing President Biden’s son, who was just convicted of possession of a firearm by someone under the influence of drugs, may attempt to challenge whether it should be against the law for people under the influence to possess a firearm.
What ever happened to common sense? If a person occasionally has a drink (which is legal) or smokes marijuana (which is now legal in SEVERAL states), should their right to own a firearm be removed? Of course not. If a person is involved in criminal behavior and is using drugs, should that be different? Sorry, but yes. Criminal behavior is the key. Law abiding and criminal behavior are two different things.
Hunter Biden lied on a federal form. Hunter Biden was using crack cocaine (which to my knowledge is still considered illegal). Will he go to jail? Most likely not.
Small towns, in at least six rural counties in Maine, have been invaded by illegal Chinese marijuana growers. Some data reveals that between 100 and 260 properties have been purchased in the last three years by Chinese groups. These properties are then modified to become “grow houses” for an illegal crime organization. When the crops are ready, vans appear, load up and head off, many to Brooklyn, New York. One report stated that a 2,500 square foot home could be modified to grow enough marijuana to bring in over a million dollars a year. So where is all that money going? That should be the real concern.
In 2020, an array of monoliths began appearing around the globe. Unknown in origin, the strange and “otherworldly” structures were discovered in some very hard to reach places and without any sign of how they were moved and installed. Recently the Las Vegas police department reported that one of the monoliths had been removed to keep hikers and spectators from getting injured in their attempt to reach the item. The curious item, which is less than 80” tall and about a foot wide, is being stored in an undisclosed location. The only information revealed by the removal team is that it appeared to be made from a reflective sheet metal and that it had been secured in the ground with rebar and concrete. The monolith was first sighted in 2020 by hikers. To date no one knows how it got there.
Remember knowledge is power, criminals are not law abiding, and the UFO’s keep dropping off monoliths, but forget to attach the instructions. Maybe there is an app for that.