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Abené Clayton

US supreme court justices appear divided in hearing over bump stock ban

A bump stock is shown in a gun store.
Bump stocks were used in the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas in which 58 people were killed. Photograph: Allen Breed/AP

The US supreme court appeared divided in a case that could determine whether bump stocks, a firearm accessory that allows semiautomatic weapons to fire like machine guns, will be allowed back on to the civilian market.

The result of the case could also determine whether the US Department of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) can regulate other weapons and accessories like pistol braces and homemade firearms known as ghost guns.

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