Quote Originally Posted by Eric P View Post
That was Trump, the great Republican savior, 100% supporter of the 2nd...
It's worth pointing out what the other options were at the time.

If they had forced the legislature's hand, then a bill would have passed that not only would have banned bump stocks but would have explicitly banned "anything capable of increasing the rate of fire of a rifle."

Presumably this would have not only included bump stocks, but also binary triggers, after market target and competition triggers, tuned buffers and buffer springs, and even things like putting oil on the sear.

In the wake of the Vegas shooting, the press crucifying literally anyone who said anything even remotely pro-gun, and a supposed public outcry to "do something" it's a minor miracle that changing the regulations specifically on bump stocks is all that we ended up with. Frankly, given how shoddy the regulatory change was, and what's happening with the lawsuits as a result, there's probably a non-zero chance that the ban will get thrown out by the courts anyway.