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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D) wants to use city contracts to punish banks that will not restrict and/or regulate clients involved in the firearms industry.

During Saturday’s student march for gun control, Parkland shooting survivor Delany Tarr made clear that she and other gun controllers plan to parlay a bump stock ban into numerous other gun controls.

On Friday President Trump tweeted a reminder that he is determined to “ban all devices that turn legal weapons into illegal guns,” like bump stocks.

The guns and ammunition of a 56-year-old Lighthouse Point, Florida, resident were confiscated by police in what is reportedly the first such seizure under gun control laws signed by Gov. Rick Scott (R) last week.

On Monday, President Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) announced they are declaring bump stocks to be “machine guns” in order to ban them.

Gun Owners of America is preparing to file a lawsuit once the Trump administration puts bump stock gun control in place.

President Trump’s Department of Justice is stepping up efforts to ban the manufacture, sales, and possession of bump stock firearm accessories.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) signed a “$400 million” gun control bill that includes firearms confiscation measures and waiting periods for long gun purchases. 

During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) stated she hopes President Trump’s statements at a gun violence discussion “can be a lesson for the Congress that Republicans need to finally allow Congress” to pass reforms like banning assault

During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address Representative Ted Deutch (D-FL) urged Congressional Republicans to “show just a shred of the courage of the Stoneman Douglas students.” And called on the House to vote “to require background checks on every sale and

On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow Show,” New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) argued that raising the age limit to purchase firearms and banning bump stocks “are incremental measures, at best. It’s like trying to fight a forest fire

President Trump used a February 22 tweet to announce his support of “comprehensive background checks,” raising the age for long gun purchases, and banning bump stocks.

During a town hall on CNN on Wednesday, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) expressed support for preventing 18-year-olds from buying rifles, banning bump stocks, expanding the amount of information in the background check system, and funding threat assessment initiatives for schools

White House Press Sec. Sarah Sanders was asked about a proposed “assault weapons” ban and said, “We haven’t closed the door on any front.”

President Donald Trump directed Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday to finalize plans to ban bump stocks.

While speaking on Tuesday, President Trump announced that he signed a memo “directing the attorney general to propose regulations to ban all devices that turn legal weapons into machine guns.” Trump said, “[A]fter the deadly shooting in Las Vegas, I directed

During the February 18 airing of Face the Nation Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) voiced support for banning bump stocks in the wake of the Florida school shooting.

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) announced Thursday he is willing to sit down and discuss gun control legislation with Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and John Cornyn (R-TX).

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) received 36,000 comments on proposed backdoor bump stock gun control, and 85 percent of those who commented said they opposed it.

A handful of cities and states have adopted bump-stock gun control in the months after the October 1, 2017, Las Vegas attack.

Former ATF Gun Tech Chief Rick Vasquez warns that the ATF’s current push to ban bump stocks will open the door to other bans.

The state of Massachusetts is ordering residents to surrender any bump stocks in their possession, making clear that even keeping such an accessory at home is prohibited.

Democrats seized the moment for state-level gun control after the NRA retreated from the fight over new bump stock regulations.

Newly installed New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) is following up on Chris Christie’s (R) bump stock ban by pushing a sales tax on gun sales and a mandatory firearm safety training requirement for gun owners.

Chris Christie (R) gave New Jersey residents 90 days to surrender bump stocks or else in one of his final acts as Governor of the state.

Gun Owners of America (GOA) is taking the lead against federal gun control and warning that an ATF ban on bump stocks could quickly expand into a ban on magazines and triggers.

With 2018 underway we must consider four Second Amendment fights that the House and Senate should address sooner rather than later.

GOA is decrying the ATF’s latest push for bump stock gun control, contending that part of the solution is to defund the ATF altogether.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives is currently accepting public comment on their plans for backdoor bump stock gun control.

The Department of Justice is proposing a change whereby the definition of “machinegun” would be broadened to include bump stocks.

Columbia, South Carolina Mayor Steven Benjamin (D) is boasting about his city council’s decision to ban bump stocks and apply a fine of $500 for anyone caught using one.

Sen. Diane Feinstein’s (D-CA) bump stock ban will get a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on December 6.

On November 13 Sen. John Cornyn announced he was ready to work with “[his] colleague from Connecticut” in pursuit of new gun legislation.

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) took to Twitter on Wednesday to hint that his Republican colleagues are ready to cave on gun control.

USA Today released a video showing that available modifications for an “AR-15 style rifle” include a “Chainsaw Bayonet.” They also listed adding a pump shotgun attachment to the underside of the gun.

The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence is suing bump stock manufacturers for the “emotional” and “psychological harm” resulting from the October 1 Las Vegas attack.