'...we will continue to take illegal guns off of our streets.'
More than a year after Stephen Paddock allegedly used a bump stock device to fatally shoot 59 people in Las Vegas, the firearm accessory is not only illegal to sell, but also to possess. Bump stock owners now either have to destroy or turn the accessory into law enforcement or risk a felony charge.
“We are faithfully following President [Donald] Trump’s leadership by making clear that bump stocks, which turn semi-automatics into machine guns, are illegal, and we will continue to take illegal guns off of our streets,” Whitaker said at the time. Some options of destruction are crushing, melting, shredding and cutting. If cut, the bump stock must be severed in accordance with diagrams provided by the ATF.
How to Turn in a Bump StockAnother option owners have to get rid of their now-illegal firearm accessory is to turn it in to local law enforcement offices. While local police departments can accept bump stock devices, they aren’t required to, so the ATF recommended owners call to check before dropping it off.
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