Source: Garrison Center
by Thomas L Knapp
“On June 14, the US Supreme Court overturned former US president Donald Trump’s 2018 ‘bump stock ban.’ Like many SCOTUS rulings, this outcome turned on neither the plain text and meaning of the US Constitution (under which the ban was clearly illegal) nor common sense (under which the ban was clearly idiotic — everyday objects as mundane as belt loops and rubber bands can be used as ‘bump stocks’). Instead, the court ruled (in the negative) on the question of whether the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives has the power to magically change the definition of the term ‘machine gun’ on the whim of the president. … close enough for government work, I guess. Perhaps the most useful outcome of the ruling is its tendency to highlight Donald Trump’s actual record on gun rights as he seeks a second term in the White House.” (06/15/24)