Monday, April 01, 2019

DC Court Sides with Government in Bump Stock Ban

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Here's the opinion.

It's nice to see it's not unanimous:
Like countless other Americans, I can think of little legitimate use for a bump stock. That thought, however, has nothing to do with the legality of the Bump Stock Rule. For the reasons detailed supra, I believe the Bump Stock Rule expands the statutory definition of "machinegun” and is therefore ultra vires. In my view, the plaintiffs are likely to succeed on the merits of their challenge and I would grant them preliminary injunctive relief. Accordingly, I respectfully dissent.
The question now: Will our vaunted "5-4" SCOTUS again wash its hands of it?

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