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handle is hein.crs/crsmthmbcsh0001 and id is 1 raw text is: CRS INSIGHT Gun Control: Bump-Fire Stocks October 10, 2017 (IN10801) Related Author a illia Jn Kroe William J. Krouse, Specialist in Domestic Security and Crime Policy (wkrousehcrs c gov, 7-2225) Following the October 1, 2017, Las Vegas, NV, attack, there has been significant congressional interest in bump-fire stocks that can assist a person in firing a semiautomatic rifle repeatedly, sometimes at rates usually associated with fully automatic machineguns. It has been t that the assailant in this attack had 12 semiautomatic rifles outfitted with bump-fire stocks. The terms bump-fire and slide-fire are often used interchangeably. Under the Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA), a semiautomatic rifle is defined as: Any repeating rifle which utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and chamber the next round, and which requires a separate pull of the trigger to fire each cartridge (18 U1S.C § 921(a)(28)). Semiautomatic hunting rifles have been available to civilians in the United States since the 1890s. Under the 1934 National Firearms Act (NFA), a machinegun is defined as, among other things, Any weapon which shoots, is designed to shoot, or can be readily restored to shoot, automatically more than one shot without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger (26 U. S.C § 5845(b)). In 1986, Congress prohibited the possession or transfer of machineguns that were not lawfully possessed before the President signed the bill on May 19, 1986 (18 U SC. § 922(o)). ATF Bump-Fire Stock Classifications Through Determination Letters and Rulings The Department of Justice's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has evaluated and classified an unknown number of bump-fire or slide-fire stocks through private letter rulings and at least one published ATF ruling. According to ATF, private letter rulings are a means to make specific classification decisions about firearms and ammunition. The firearms industry and individuals may submit items to ATF to make determinations for classification (e.g., a part, a firearm, a machinegun, a silencer, etc.). These submissions are not required, but are encouraged by ATF to ensure compliance with federal law. ATF makes a classification determination based on the most current laws and regulations at the time of submission and on the results of a physical examination and testing of that specific

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