A bump stock does not change how the firearm functions, it changes how you’re able to hang onto it. It’s like banning shoulder holsters because you could use them to conceal a gun under your jacket, even though it’s perfectly legal for you to conceal a gun in your jacket and you’d still be able to conceal a gun even if it isn’t with a shoulder holster. There is absolutely zero sense in banning bump stocks.
Once they ban bumpstocks and realize that guns can still be “bump fired” or fired very rapidly without the stupid stock, they’ll say, “we’re still in danger! The initial measure didn’t go far enough!! We need to make it illegal to fire more than 1 round per second! Or guns that are capable of firing more than one round per second!”
It’s purposely being used as a wedge issue to open the door to greater restrictions. The rule change by the ATF should be thrown out on about a dozen different grounds, but the judiciary is as corrupt as congress so don’t count on it.
Do you need 8 cylinders in your engine?
Do you need more than 2,000 calories a day?
Do you need to drive faster than 55mph?
Do you need to do your shopping on Sunday morning?
Do you need to fart in church?
Well if the answer is no, I guess it’s okay if we make all of those things a crime, right?
