The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Trump-era nationwide ban on bump stocks on Friday. The Justices ruled along party lines 6 to 3 to invalidate the Alcohol Tobacco Firearms (ATF) prohibition on bump stocks.
In Nevada, a leading progressive group, Battle Born Progress, says it is disappointed by the ruling but grateful for the Nevada Legislature's work to ban bump stocks at the state level.
"We are grateful that Assemblywoman Jauregui, in the 2019 Legislative Session, was able to pass a bump stock ban anyway for the state of Nevada. So, essentially, the ruling doesn't do anything to change our laws, but overall, we are disappointed because it's a step backward," said Amber Falgout, Communications Director for Battle Born Progress and Institute for a Progressive Nevada
Las Vegas Democratic Assembly Floor Leader Sandra Jauregui was a survivor of the 2017 Route 91 Harvest Festival mass shooting that resulted in 60 deaths and hundreds of injuries, the deadliest in modern history.
In her first Legislative session in 2019, Jauregui was the primary sponsor of AB-291, which banned some acts regarding modifying semiautomatic firearms, including bump stocks.
"I think this is a small setback for the country if states don't have individual laws that address bump stocks. But, it's certainly not as devastating as the Dobbs decision or other decisions we've seen from the Supreme Court," said Falgout.
Former president Donald Trump banned the devices nationwide in 2017 after the mass shooting at Route 91 Harvest Festival.
Trump's spokesperson said that "Americans should respect the decision" in response to Friday's Supreme Court ruling.
