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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Eric Garcia

Schumer slams Republicans for blocking ‘life and death’ bump stock ban after Supreme Court ruling

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer slammed Republican Senators for blocking an attempt to bring legislation to ban bump stocks to the Senate floor after the Supreme Court overturned a Trump-era ban on the devices.

Senate Democrats had hoped to put legislation that would ban bump stocks — devices that can be attached to semi-automatic weapons that allow them to fire faster — to a vote on Tuesday.

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