In 2017, Stephen Paddock perpetrated the deadliest modern mass shooting in the US, firing over a thousand rounds in 11 minutes from the Mandalay Bay Resort using bump stocks. Seven years later, the US Supreme Court hears a case challenging the ATF's ban on bump stocks, accessories that increase firing speed. Conservative justices question the legality of the ban, citing concerns about agency power, while plaintiffs argue the ATF overstepped. The outcome will determine if bump stocks, banned nationally under the 1968 Gun Control Act, are lawful accessories, a decision with implications for gun rights and federal agency authority.
Supreme Court appears torn over challenge to gun 'bump stocks'
Supreme Court to hear challenge to bump stock ban in high court's latest gun case | AP News
In Fight Over Bump Stock Ban, Lawyers Take Aim at Administrative State - The New York Times
Live Updates: Supreme Court Appears Split Over Bump Stock Ban - The New York Times
