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.The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down a ban on bump stocks, the gun accessory used in the deadliest shooting in modern American history — a Las Vegas massacre that killed 60 people and injured hundreds more.
The court’s conservative majority said Friday that then-President Donald Trump’s administration overstepped its authority with the 2019 ban on the firearm attachment, which allows semiautomatic weapons to fire like machine guns.
Here’s what to know about the case.
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Article URL : https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/6-things-to-know-about-the-supreme-courts-decision-on-bump-stocks