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 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 ...

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 ...

Still, gun violence prevention advocates celebrated the votes. Bump stocks ban Senate Bill 224 would ban the purchase and possession of bump stocks that make semiautomatic rifles fire faster.

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

Lawmakers included the ban in a law that passed after the February 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland that killed 17 people.

Bump stock owners will have 90 days to hand them over or face the aforementioned penalty for possessing an illegal machine gun.

Shooting instructor Frankie McRae illustrates the grip on an AR-15 rifle fitted with a “bump stock” at his 37 PSR Gun Club in Bunnlevel, N.C., on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017.