The Inventor of the Bump Stock Is Ending His Business

[Gman]

The Inventor of the Bump Stock Is Ending His Business

Bump stock manufacturer Slide Fire Solutions LP will stop taking orders and shut down its website next month. The closure comes after months of scrutiny caused by the use of a bump stock—an accessory that allows semi-automatic weapons to fire at the rate of an automatic—in the October 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas, the deadliest in modern American history.

Bump stocks have never been more than niche firearms accessory, although Slide Fire’s sales exceeded $10 million its first year of business. The founder of the company, Jeremiah Cottle, patented the design and defended it in court numerous times, alleging competitors infringed on Slide Fire’s patents. “I built something, and a madman is taking it all away,” Cottle told Bloomberg Businessweekfollowing the Las Vegas shooting.

Any bets as to how soon the plans are available to 3D print your own?

[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.

[Zundfolge]

"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.

And with rampant abortion, depraved sexuality and the massive number of self-medicating drug addicts we've got in this country there's a healthy dose of "Brave New World" in there too.

[sampson]

"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.

Who is John Galt?

[fitz19d]

I like how they do this after suing their competitor out of business. Course I've had a chip on my shoulder about them for various small reasons over the years with things I've read. If nothing else being fucking whores with how much they charged for basically a gutted normal stock with a little extra injection molding attached.

[kidicarus13]

Congratulations to Jeremiah Cottle for coming up with a successful product.

[CS1983]

Fitz, let’s be honest. Most gun parts and even guns aren’t exactly complicated. At some point one has to make a profit to recoup R&D, legal fees, operational overhead, etc. I don’t begrudge the dude for doing just that. Trijicon has more of a WTF factor for what they charge for the ACOG than SlideFire did for their product.

[fitz19d]

Fitz, let’s be honest. Most gun parts and even guns aren’t exactly complicated. At some point one has to make a profit to recoup R&D, legal fees, operational overhead, etc. I don’t begrudge the dude for doing just that. Trijicon has more of a WTF factor for what they charge for the ACOG than SlideFire did for their product.

I don't quite agree. /shrug. Granted I do think acogs are very spendy, but they were fairly advanced when they very first came out and had far more R&D to create I imagine. I'm not one of the assholes that thinks any new plastic part should be $20 either however.

$250 was rather ballsy, and especially since they never as they saw success gradually maybe drop it a bit as they saw great sales that had to have covered any costs. Instead of being competitive in the market, they sued any other competitor on features that shouldn't be patentable. It's in every right they had to sell it the way they did, just doesn't mean I can't think they were ass hats for it.

[WETWRKS]

He didn't invent it. Akins Accelerator was first.

[Great-Kazoo]

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He didn't invent it. Akins Accelerator was first.

The guy who used his belt loop was the first and will not be the last.

In 94 the over buying an AR had reached insane heights leading up to the 9/94 law. After 9/94 muzzle brakes, fixed (non-adjustable) carbine stocks and front sight post sans bayonet lug were on the market within months.

1999 was worse between Y2K and CA passing a more stringent law with Registration. Until last year CA gun owners had all sorts of ways of staying compliant yet amassing more guns with "evil features"

What disappears and , or, becomes banned now will morph in to some other variation later.