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In a fiery showdown at the Supreme Court, the attorney fighting against a Trump-era ban on bump stocks schooled the liberal justices on the inner workings of semi-automatic firearms. The liberal justices tried to argue that bump stocks turn a semi-automatic into a machine gun, but the attorney representing the ban’s challenger shut them down faster than a hiccup.
Jonathan Mitchell laid down the law, explaining that it’s not about the speed of firing but the trigger operation. He made it crystal clear that a bump stock doesn’t magically turn a gun into a rapid-fire machine unruly weapon. And boy, did he have those liberal justices scratching their heads!
‘Not the way it works’: Attorney opposing bump stock ban repeatedly explains to liberal justices how guns work https://t.co/m3Et37OCwn
— Bo Snerdley (@BoSnerdley) February 28, 2024
The bump stock ban came about after the tragic Las Vegas shooting in 2017, but Mitchell argued that the ban misses the mark on what actually defines a machine gun. He pointed out that a bump stock doesn’t alter the trigger mechanism to shoot more than one round per trigger pull, unlike a true machine gun. It’s like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole – it just doesn’t add up!
The National Firearms Act defines a machine gun as firing multiple shots with a single pull of the trigger. But Mitchell wasn’t having any of it, explaining that with a bump stock, the trigger still needs to reset for each shot fired. It’s all about the facts, folks, not the liberal justice’s wishful thinking.
The conservative justices weren’t buying the government’s argument either. They rightly questioned why Congress didn’t make it crystal clear if they wanted bump stocks included in the definition of a machine gun. Justice Amy Coney Barret hit the nail on the head, wondering why Congress didn’t just spell it out if they meant to ban bump stocks.
And let’s not forget Justice Gorsuch’s disbelief that anyone would actually read the federal register for fun! Oh, the horror! It’s a good thing we have conservative justices like him looking out for the common sense of everyday Americans. Stay strong in the fight against government overreach, Justice Gorsuch!
In conclusion, it’s clear that the liberal justices need a crash course in gun mechanics. The attorney fighting the bump stock ban made it abundantly clear – a bump stock doesn’t magically turn a semi-automatic into a machine gun. Keep fighting the good fight against government intrusion into our Second Amendment rights!
