FILE - A bump stock is displayed in Harrisonburg, Va., on March 15, 2019. The Supreme Court has struck down a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, a gun accessory that allows semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns. The U.S. Supreme Court overturned a federal regulation banning bump stocks in June, but state Rep. Juandalynn Givan, D-Birmingham, said she will persist with her efforts to pass a ban under state law in Alabama.
A bump stock uses the recoil action of a semiautomatic rifle to make it fire rapidly, similar to a machine gun. Givan said state lawmakers should propose legislation they think is the correct policy even if it clashes with the Supreme Court’s position. She noted that many state lawmakers proposed abortion bans before Roe v. Wade was overturned.
Givan has proposed the bump stock ban before, and passing it is a longshot. Republicans hold three-fourths of the seats in the Alabama Legislature and have generally opposed gun restrictions.