A Philadelphia judge upheld the city’s ban on gun modifiers like switches and bump stocks, a rare legal win amid ongoing state preemption battles.

A bump stock device that fits on a semi-automatic rifle to increase the firing speed, making it similar to a fully automatic rifle, is shown here at a gun store, Oct. 5, 2017, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The judge rejected all the legal arguments put forth by gun-rights groups. A "bump stock" device can be attached to a semi-automatic weapon, allowing it to function as an automatic. Special to The ...

FILE - In this March 15, 2019, file photo, a bump stock is displayed in Harrisonburg, Va. The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a ban on gun attachments that allow semi-automatic weapons ...

A Philadelphia judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed against the city for banning rapid-fire gun devices known as “bump stocks” and “switches,” and lawyers for the plaintiffs quickly filed an ...

Attendees cheer at a gun safety rally at the state Capitol Building on April 22, 2025 | Photo: Anna Liz Nichols Several firearm safety and control bills addressing a ban on bump stocks ...

They allow for an increased rate of fire when shooting a firearm. Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill banning bump stocks earlier this month, and now, gun advocates are firing back.

Broadman, who carried the bill on the Senate floor, also lauded the ban on rapid-fire devices as a reasonable response to gun violence. He noted that President Trump supported a 2017 ban on bump ...

A Trump official is convinced that banning bump stocks was a good rule made by the Biden administration, according to an exclusive report from the Washington Post.A bump stock is a device that can ...

Gov. Chris Christie has signed into a law a bill banning bump stocks, like the one a gunman used in the Las Vegas concert shooting to turn a semi-automatic weapon into a rapid-shooting gun.

Prior to the shooting at a country music festival in Las Vegas, the term "bump stock" wasn't a familiar one to most people. Even among gun owners, the devices weren't big sellers.

The US Supreme Court on Thursday denied an application for stay of the order from a Michigan District Court refusing to block a ban on bump stocks. Bump stocks are used to turn semi-automatic weapons ...