Post by Sprockey on Oct 5, 2017 8:47:52 GMT -5
Firearm dealers expect a run on “bump stocks,” rapid-fire adaptions for rifles that had been gathering dust on store shelves until political talk of a ban began because the devices were used in the Las Vegas massacre.
Staudt’s Gun Shop in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, has had two bump stocks sitting on the shelf for more than a year.
“They are literally covered in dust. No one ever touched them. No one ever asked about them,” said a salesman at the shop. “But they’re probably not going to be there long now.”
Bans of firearms or just talk of banning firearms have often sent Americans scrambling to get their hands on guns before it’s too late. The same impulse was anticipated for bump stocks, also known as bump fire stocks, which use the recoil of a semi-automatic rifle to fire multiple shots, producing a fire rate similar to what fully automatic machine guns achieve.
Staudt’s Gun Shop in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, has had two bump stocks sitting on the shelf for more than a year.
“They are literally covered in dust. No one ever touched them. No one ever asked about them,” said a salesman at the shop. “But they’re probably not going to be there long now.”
Bans of firearms or just talk of banning firearms have often sent Americans scrambling to get their hands on guns before it’s too late. The same impulse was anticipated for bump stocks, also known as bump fire stocks, which use the recoil of a semi-automatic rifle to fire multiple shots, producing a fire rate similar to what fully automatic machine guns achieve.
www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/4/gun-shops-brace-run-bump-stocks/
So, there's that....
