Supreme Court to Review Trump-era Ban on Bump Stocks

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to the federal ban on bump stocks, a device that allows a semi-automatic rifle to fire like a machine gun. The legal question revolves around whether the Trump administration exceeded its authority in imposing the ban under a 1986 federal law. Gun rights advocates oppose the ban, but the focus of the case is not on the Second Amendment. This decision comes shortly after a deadly mass shooting in Maine. The Supreme Court is also set to decide on a major Second Amendment challenge regarding gun ownership for individuals subject to domestic violence restraining orders.