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Thursday, October 5, 2017

News Alert: Momentum builds for bump stock ban


 
 
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Momentum builds for bump stock ban
More Republicans on Thursday said they backed a ban on the special accessories used by the suspect Las Vegas gunman to allow many of his semi-automatic weapons to fire more rapidly.

Rep. Carlos Curbelo (Fla.), a vulnerable Republican, is teaming up with Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) on bipartisan legislation that would outlaw the devices, known as “bump stocks.” Other House and Senate Democrats already have introduced similar bills.

Two of Curbelo’s Florida GOP colleagues, Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Vern Buchanan, said Thursday morning they would support the ban. Reps. Tom Cole (Okla.), Kevin Yoder (Kansas) and Lynn Jenkins (Kansas), three red-state Republicans, also said they back the ban.
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