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A bump stock is displayed in Harrisonburg, Va., on March 15, 2019. The Supreme Court has struck down a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, a gun accessory that allows semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

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Supreme Court strikes down Trump-era ban on bump stocks, gun accessories used in 2017 Vegas massacre
June 14, 2024 8:05 a.m.

Supreme Court strikes down Trump-era ban on bump stocks, gun accessories used in 2017 Vegas massacre

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday struck down a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, a gun accessory that allows semiautomatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns and was used in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.