Bump stocks have been strongly condemned by many political commentators since they came in the news a while back. Reuters points out that the perpetrator of the Las Vegas shooting last year used bump stocks on twelve of his guns, allowing him to fire hundreds of rounds per minute, and that while fully-automatic weapons are already banned in the United States, bump stocks are not.
If it is true that this legislation will effectively ban bump stocks, then it should be harder for criminals to use firearms that can fire continuously, possibly decreasing mass gun violence.
Is banning bump stocks a necessity, or is there a possible justification for their use? How effective would this legislation be at lowering mass gun violence? Is there any more legislation on this topic that one could argue should be introduced as well? And if so, what, and why?
I believe that it is fine to ban bump stocks due to the lack of uses for them. I'm not sure it would lower gun violence because other guns can shoot the same way without the bump stocks. I don't disagree with the banning of bump stocks, but i don't believe anything else should be introduced.
ReplyDeleteThere should be legislation passed saying who is allowed to purchase bump stocks. Only certain people should be allowed to purchase bumps stocks. There is no need for the average American to own one of these. During mass shooting not having a bump stock could cut out some the causalities.
ReplyDeleteI have never used a bump stock before but it seems that it has the capability to make a semi automatic weapon to fire like a fully automatic weapon. I don't agree with the banning because criminals will break one law in order to be able to break another.
ReplyDeleteThere is no logical reason not to ban bump stocks. They only make it easier to commit mass murder. Banning bump stocks will decrease the amount of legal weapons used in mass shootings, and hopefully decrease the amount of mass shootings in general.
ReplyDeleteI see no need for the average american to need a bump stock. This will help to decrease gun violence. The argument that criminals will break laws no matter what is true, but we should make it as hard as we can on them. -caroline j
ReplyDeleteI don't see how banning bump stocks will decrease gun violence in America. People who want to commit mass murders will find other ways to commit their crimes. Take the Oklahoma City bombing for example. There were no firearms involved in the bombing. They instead used fertilizer to create bomb that destroyed half a building. However, I do not see a use for bump stocks besides just recreational shooting.
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