Opening tomorrow, 61,000 people are expected at this year’s SHOT show in Las Vegas, the annual trade show for the firearms industry, with nary a mention or acknowledgment of the October 2017 Mandalay Bay massacre as it was in 2018. Bump stocks like the ones used in the massacre were banned in December 2018:
(2018)
Welcome to the 40th Anniversary SHOT Show! I don’t know how our staff does it, but each year it seems that the SHOT Show is better than ever,” says NSSF president Steve Sanetti. “This year, we meet respectfully in the shadow of the recent tragedy at Mandalay Bay, with all the special challenges that horrific event brings to the show. Mindful of those challenges, yet recognizing the rightful place that the lawful commerce in firearms for law-abiding citizens holds in our American democracy, we are determined to begin the new year by putting our best foot forward.
(2018)
"The truth is, I don't think gun owners care a lot about bump stocks; very few shooters use them," said Alan Gottlieb, founder of the Second Amendment Foundation.
Gottlieb said he had spoken publicly on the issue of bump stocks in light of the proposed legislation, and was primarily concerned with clarifying language to ensure new regulations were not overly broad, extending to other modifications and accessories.
Regarding the Las Vegas tragedy, he theorized that the shooter's use of the bump stock modification may have actually saved lives, saying officials had found that some of his guns equipped with the devices had jammed and become inoperable.
Bump stocks have just been banned by the BATFE, not without resistance from gun rights groups who claim that there are a half-million owners of the accessory.
Under a new federal rule, those who possess the devices, commonly known as bump stocks, will get 90 days to turn them in from the date that the final rule is published in the federal register, which is likely Friday, the officials said.
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