Federal Ban On Bump Stocks Goes Into Effect

By Jason Hanna, CNN
(CNN) — Unless a court intervenes, a federal ban on bump stocks — attachments that essentially allow shooters to fire semiautomatic rifles continuously with one pull of the trigger — has gone into effect.
The Justice Department issued the rule in December, deciding that existing prohibitions against fully automatic weapons also covered bump stocks.
Owners were given 90 days to turn in or destroy them, and that period ends Tuesday.
Bump stocks came under scru