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Gun Owners of America suing Trump administration over bump stock ban

Gun Owners of America suing Trump administration over bump stock ban
Posted at 3:39 AM, Dec 27, 2018
and last updated 2018-12-26 22:41:58-05

(CNN) - A gun rights group is taking the Trump administration to court over the ban on bump stocks.

The Gun Owners of America filed a lawsuit against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on Wednesday.

The group says the ban, which was announced last week, is illegal and the lawsuit is asking for a court injunction to stop its enforcement.

Bump stocks are devices that make semi-automatic rifles fire more like automatic weapons.

They gained national attention after a gunman used them to kill 58-people at a concert in Las Vegas last year.

President Trump later promised to ban the devices.

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