Bump Stock Makers Sued

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The lawsuit claims that the leading manufacturer of the devices misled federal authorities about their intended purpose.

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Bump Stock Makers Sued

The lawsuit claims that the leading manufacturer of the devices misled federal authorities about their intended purpose.

Contributor: Lisa Marie Pane

ATLANTA (AP) — One of the nation's leading gun-control groups has filed a lawsuit against the makers and sellers of "bump stocks," the devices used by the gunman in what is now the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.

The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence filed the lawsuit on behalf of victims of the Oct. 1 shooting in Las Vegas. The lawsuit claims that the leading manufacturer of the devices misled federal authorities about their intended purpose and marketed them to thrill-seeking gun enthusiasts who wanted the experience of firing a fully automatic weapon that is otherwise greatly restricted under federal law.

The lawsuit was filed Friday in Clark County District Court in Nevada; it has three named plaintiffs — all victims of the shooting — and seeks class-action status. It's not the first time that the Brady Center has filed a lawsuit after a high-profile shooting, seeking to hold gunmakers and others in the industry accountable.

Slide Fire Solutions, the Texas-based company that is considered the top manufacturer of "bump stocks" did not return an email message sent Tuesday through its Facebook page seeking comment. Its voicemail box was not accepting messages and the company has not commented since the shooting took place.

The devices were originally intended to help people with disabilities who have arm mobility issues fire a semi-automatic long gun. It replaces the stock and pistol grip and allows the weapon to fire continuously, mimicking a fully automatic firearm. Bump stocks were found among the weapons used by Stephen Paddock as he shot from a Las Vegas casino high-rise Oct. 1, killing 58 people at a concert and wounding hundreds.

Avery Gardiner, co-president of the Brady Center, told The Associated Press that assuring federal regulators reviewing the device that the bump stock was to help disabled gun owners was disingenuous and misleading. "But when they marketed it to the public, they said it's because fully automatic weapons are fun," Gardiner said.

"So what their product is designed to do is subvert federal law on machine guns, and that's irresponsible," she said.

The gun industry has broad protections from lawsuits. The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act was enacted in 2005, protecting gunmakers and dealers from being held liable whenever a crime is committed with a firearm.

However, in this case, Gardiner said, that liability wouldn't apply because Slide Fire manufactures neither firearms nor ammunition.

Since the shooting, a bipartisan mix of members of Congress have called for a ban on bump stocks, while the National Rifle Association has suggested the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives should revisit the devices and determine if they should be subject to greater restrictions. The ATF ruled in 2010 that the devices were not subject to restrictions under either the Gun Control Act or the National Firearms Act, laws that restrict access to machine guns and silencers.

[Berncly]

Thanks for posting.

[bogey1]

Sue the obola administration and the atf.

[normanvin]

Is someone confusing a bump fire stock for a sign brace?

[Emptymag]

Since this event I've heard a few mentions of these stocks having been intended "to help disabled people shoot".

That doesn't even make sense.
Has ANYONE ever heard such a thing? Anywhere? Ever?

I can't even come up with a scenario in my head where that makes any sense at all.

"Arm braces", sure... those can be used as intended and have been shown to be a workable solution for one-handed shooting.

Bump stocks? I'm not seeing it.
I almost wonder if they got the two devices mixed up. I mean the antis aren't the brightest bunch.

[vinnyg101]

This is madness. Sue the killer's estate instead of bump stock makers! This non-sense needs to stop. How has our society gotten so corrupt and weak that this type of delusional thinking is tolerated.

Let's sue Coor's Beer for all the drunks that wreck their cars and kill others after drinking their product....better yet let's sue Toyota for their cars that damage and kill others in head-on collisions or SOG tac knives for the crimes committed with their products.


Semi Auto's and Full Auto's should and need to be available to the American citizens --->PERIOD!

[Gunsnwater]

Yes folks, the rabid anti gunners have zero clue and have conflated the brace with the bump. These are the mega dishonest evil trolls that want to destroy the constitution at any and all costs.

[eyecanshoot]

Does a bump stock significantly increase the rate of fire? I think with the amount of time the shooter had he could have fired just as many rounds without the bump fire stock.

I think the location had more to do with the amount of damage done than the type of stock. If the shooter wasn't sheltered in such an elevated and safe location there wouldn't have been so many casualties.

[Emptymag]

Does a bump stock significantly increase the rate of fire? I think with the amount of time the shooter had he could have fired just as many rounds without the bump fire stock.

I think the location had more to do with the amount of damage done than the type of stock. If the shooter wasn't sheltered in such an elevated and safe location there wouldn't have been so many casualties.

Is this a trick question?

[eyecanshoot]

Is this a trick question?

No. Why?