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Republican senators blocked a Democratic-led attempt Tuesday to pass legislation that would have restored a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, an accessory that enables semi-automatic weapons to shoot at a very rapid pace. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane is unpacking the latest headlines from Capitol Hill.
Senate Republicans killed a measure to ban bump stocks on Tuesday following last week's Supreme Court decision that threw out the Trump administration-era ban. Bump stocks enable semi-automatic weapons to shoot at a very rapid pace, more like a machine gun. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports.
President Biden is urging Congress to ban bump stocks, an accessory that can increase the rate of fire of semi-automatic weapons, after the Supreme Court struck down a ban put in place by former President Donald Trump after the 2017 country festival shooting in Las Vegas.
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives exceeded its authority when it issued the rule outlawing bump stocks.
In a 6-3 decision Friday, the Supreme Court overturned a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, devices which allow semiautomatic rifles to fire hundreds of bullets a minute. In 2018, then-President Donald Trump issued an executive order banning bump stocks by classifying them as machine guns. However, the Supreme Court disagreed with the Trump administration's reasoning. Jan Crawford reports.
The Supreme Court has struck down a ban on bump stocks for guns. The device can be added to semi-automatic rifles to allow the user to fire bullets more rapidly. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford explains the ruling.
The Supreme Court's opinion reversing the bump stock ban implemented by former President Donald Trump in 2018 hones in on whether the accessory truly transforms semi-automatic weapons. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson breaks down the ruling.
In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court invalidated a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, accessories for semiautomatic rifles that increases the rate of fire. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford reports.
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Friday that bump stocks do not convert a firearm into a machine gun, invalidating a ban that was put in place under the Trump administration following the 2017 mass shooting at a Las Vegas music festival where 60 people were killed. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford and legal contributor Jessica Levinson have more on the decision.