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NEW ORLEANS — A Trump administration ban on bump stocks - devices that enable a shooter to rapidly fire multiple rounds from semi-automatic weapons after an initial trigger pull - was struck down Friday by a federal appeals court in New Orleans.
The ban was instituted after a sniper using bump stock-equipped weapons massacred dozens of people in Las Vegas in 2017. Gun rights advocates have challenged it in multiple courts. The ruling by the 16-member 5th U.S. Circuit Court of appeals is the latest on the issue, which is likely to be decided at the Supreme Court.