Washington — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced on Sunday that he plans to bring up a vote this week on restoring a ban on bump stocks, devices that greatly increase the rate of fire of semi-automatic weapons, after the Supreme Court invalidated a federal rule that outlawed the device days ago.
'President Biden called on Congress to pass legislation to ban bump stocks after the Supreme Court's decision on Friday, vowing to sign a bill into law should it reach his desk. 'Today's decision strikes down an important gun safety regulation,' the president said in a statement. 'Americans should not have to live in fear of this mass devastation.