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Analysis: In Vegas aftermath,

artappraiser — Thu, 05 Oct 2017 22:16:55 +0000

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Analysis: In Vegas aftermath, are Republicans seeking reform — or positioning for political cover?

This week’s mass murder of 58 concertgoers in Las Vegas has shifted the tone among GOP lawmakers unlike any other mass shooting of the past decade.

By Paul Kane @ WashingtonPost.com, 3 hrs. ago, along with

Whip-count graphic: Where lawmakers stand on bump-stock ban

And on the NRA, and on Trump, here:

NRA says it backs regulations on bump stocks; top House Republicans open to legislation

National Rifle Association officials said in a statement that the group “believes that devices designed to allow semi-automatic rifles to function like fully-automatic rifles should be subject to additional regulations.”

At a briefing on Thursday, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders repeatedly declined to say where the president stands on bump stocks but made clear that he’s willing to have a conversation on the issue.

By Mike DeBonis, Elise Viebeck and Ed O'Keefe, 1 hour ago

N.R.A. Supports New Rules on

artappraiser — Thu, 05 Oct 2017 22:01:44 +0000

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N.R.A. Supports New Rules on ‘Bump Stock’ Devices

By THE NEW YORK TIMES UPDATED 3:31 PM

LAS VEGAS — The National Rifle Association on Thursday endorsed tighter restrictions on devices that allow a rifle to fire bullets as fast as a machine gun — a rare, if small, step for a group that for years has vehemently opposed any new gun controls [....]

The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has ruled that bump stocks do not violate laws that tightly limit ownership of machine guns, and some lawmakers have called for them to be banned.

The bureau should revisit the issue and “immediately review whether these devices comply with federal law,” the N.R.A. said in a statement released Thursday. “The N.R.A. believes that devices designed to allow semiautomatic rifles to function like fully-automatic rifles should be subject to additional regulations." [....]

artappraiser — Thu, 05 Oct 2017 05:00:46 +0000

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[....] In the House, Representative Carlos Curbelo, Republican of Florida, said he was drafting bipartisan legislation banning the conversion kits. Representative Mark Meadows, the head of the conservative Freedom Caucus, also said he would be open to considering a bill, while Representative Bill Flores, Republican of Texas, called for an outright ban.

“I think they should be banned,” Mr. Flores told the newspaper The Hill. “There’s no reason for a typical gun owner to own anything that converts a semiautomatic to something that behaves like an automatic [....]

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