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Machine guns have been tightly regulated under federal law for 90 years—so
the gun industry invented bump stocks to skirt federal law and make
assault weapons even deadlier.

And this week, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case to
determine the future of bump stocks.

The stakes are high: If the court rules in the gun industry's favor, these
deadly devices will be automatically legalized in 32 states.

[ [link removed] ]Learn more about bump stocks and what's at stake in Garland v. Cargill.

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From: Everytown Law Team
Date: January 29, 2024
Subject: This Supreme Court decision could legalize deadly bump stocks in
32 states

Hi–

It's been one year since the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals—the gun
lobby's favorite federal appeals court—struck down a life-saving rule on
bump stocks, effectively legalizing them in Texas, Louisiana, and
Mississippi.

Bump stocks are devices that allow shooters to fire up to 800 rounds per
minute, effectively turning assault weapons into machine guns.

We're anticipating a decision from the Supreme Court in Garland v. Cargill
to determine if bump stocks can be manufactured, sold, and purchased in
most states.

[ [link removed] ]Join Everytown's Courts Advocacy Team to stay updated on this case and
other critical legal decisions that impact gun safety.

In 2017, a gunman in Las Vegas wielded 14 rifles equipped with bump stocks
to kill 60 people and wound at least 411 more, making it the deadliest
mass shooting in modern American history.

In the years following that devastating shooting, a federal rule banned
bump stocks and many states enacted their own laws to regulate them—even
some with Republican governors in Massachusetts, Florida, Maryland, and
Vermont.

But if the Supreme Court rules later this year to uphold the Fifth
Circuit's extreme decision, the federal rule will be struck down and bump
stocks will automatically be legalized in 32 states. Once again, people
would be able to easily turn their semi-automatic weapons into machine
guns.

We can't afford to let the gun industry undo the progress we've made.
[ [link removed] ]Be the first to know when the Supreme Court rules on this case, and
learn how we're fighting back against the gun lobby.

Thanks for being in this fight,

Everytown Law Team


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