LANSING (WWJ) — Less than two weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a federal ruling banning bump stocks, Michigan lawmakers are working to ban the weapon accessory in the state.
Sen. Dayna Polehanki, D-Livonia, on Tuesday introduced legislation that would prohibit the manufacture, sale, and possession of bump stocks in the state.
Bump stocks are devices that attach to semiautomatic rifles, allowing them to fire significantly faster, giving them a rate comparable to that of machine guns.
Bump stocks were used in the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas that left 60 people dead and hundreds of others injured.
The Trump administration banned bump stocks the following year, but the high court overturned the rule earlier this month, arguing that the Trump administration overstepped when it changed course from predecessors, according to the Associated Press.
Polehanki said Tuesday Michigan lawmakers still have the power to ban bump stocks within the state.
Fifteen other states and the District of Columbia have already instituted bump stock bans, according to the AP.
The bill will now be sent to the Senate Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety.
It’s the latest gun reform effort from the Democrat-controlled Michigan legislature, which passed a series of laws that took effect this year, including so-called red flag laws and safe storage laws.
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