US Supreme Court strikes down federal bump stock ban

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in favor of a challenge to a federal ban on bump stocks, devices that allow semi-automatic weapons to fire like machine guns. The ruling stems from the worst mass shooting in U.S. history, which occurred in October 2017 and in which most of the 22 guns used were equipped with bump stocks. The court's decision fell along ideological lines, with conservative justices voting in favor of the challenge and liberal justices dissenting. A Texas gun shop owner had challenged the ban, which was implemented during the Trump administration. The Biden administration has expressed support for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' decision to allow the accessories.