Republicans, Democrats propose bill regulating bump stocks

Published October 31, 2017 4:41pm ET



Two Republicans and two Democrats in the House introduced legislation on Tuesday that would allow the federal government to regulate bump stocks, which can be used legally today to effectively turn a semi-automatic weapon into an automatic weapon.

The Closing the Bump Stock Loophole Act is a response to the failure of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to impose new regulations on bump stocks.

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