"Supreme Court Considers Trump-Era Bump Stock Ban in Landmark Case"

The Supreme Court is hearing a case challenging the legality of a Trump-era regulation that banned bump stocks, devices that modify semiautomatic weapons to increase firing speed. The regulation was implemented in response to the 2017 Las Vegas shooting. The case revolves around whether the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has the authority to equate bump stocks with machine guns under existing law. The government argues that bump stocks significantly increase a weapon's firing rate, while challengers point to earlier ATF regulations that did not ban bump stocks. A decision is expected by summer, and it could have implications for agency powers and gun regulations.