The Inventor of the Bump Stock Is Ending His Business

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Originally Posted by HBARleatherneck

those complaining about price...its capitalism. if you want want them cheaper, get your own money, start a company, assume all risk and sell them cheaper.
these are now all over and easy to print.
https://i.imgur.com/bZuDcZq.png

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I don't complain about the price... I'm just not going to pay it. He had a patent, he defended it and was able to sell his product, make millions and employ a bunch of people- good for him.
I'd be more inclined to build one for my own use if I thought it was beneficial... I never saw a need for one... there's maybe a price where I would buy one- but it's nowhere near $250

And if they determine that bump stocks are "machine guns", then owning them would be a felony with the same penalty as a Drop-in Auto Sear.

ETA: I personally would not enter into a business making firearm accessories in this political climate- too risky and unpredictable. But building something for your own use does not make you a manufacturer.

I find it sad that a reputable company is suffering so dearly due to a single misuse of there product by a deranged individual.


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Originally Posted by Unsuccessful

I find it sad that a reputable company is suffering so dearly due to a single misuse of there product by a deranged individual.

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I don't think you'll find a single person here to disagree with you... it's not just the company, the Texas town of Moran has now had the economic boon they have seen over the past few years stripped away, and the median income there will likely drop by half (no exaggeration)

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Originally Posted by GilpinGuy

"Atlas Shrugged" anyone?

Between the government regulation of everything, constant electronic surveillance of everything (albeit, some voluntary) and the constant state of war that this country seems to love, we are living "Atlas Shrugged" and "1984" at the same time. [facepalm]

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Who is John Galt?

Theory: The Slide Fire guy shut his business down voluntarily. This will result in two things happening.

1.) ATF will decide not to reclassify bump stocks as NFA items because they know they don't have any hope of ever enforcing that law due to how many are already out in the wild.
2.) Any future attempts to manufacture and sell bump-fire devices will be explicitly disallowed by ATF and they will cite the Akins Accelerator as precedent.

This allows them an out. With no bump stocks being made, there's no reason for congress or the ATF to pass new legislation or reinterpret existing regulations. The upshot is we don't have to assume that any regulation change or new law banning bump stocks will be the proverbial camel's nose under the tent for more gun control. Unfortunately, for bump stock enthusiasts, they're going not going to be able to order these things off of Amazon any more.

For those unfamiliar with the Akins Accelerator:
http://jpfo.org/filegen-n-z/reds-akins-open.htm

Gotta love how his products always get hammer follows and malfunction until a crazy person decide to use it to shoot at the crowd in a high rise hotel.

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Originally Posted by UrbanWolf

Gotta love how his products always get hammer follows and malfunction until a crazy person decide to use it to shoot at the crowd in a high rise hotel.

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Even more loveable, awesome, and totally believable, is how a device which requires the use of both hands allowed a single shooter to simultaneously shoot different caliber weapons from different locations, based on audio evidence. It's a revolutionary technology!

JFK was assassinated on orders from Castro!

The shooter on the grassy knoll!