Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Susan Collins (R-Maine) introduced bipartisan legislation to combat gun violence. The Banning Unlawful Machinegun Parts (BUMP) Act would prohibit the sale of bump stocks and other devices or modifications that allow semi-automatic firearms to increase their rate of fire and effectively operate as fully automatic weapons. Senator Rosen (D-Nev.) is a cosponsor of the BUMP Act, and companion legislation has been introduced in the House of Representatives by U.S. Representatives Dina Titus (D-Nev.) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.).
“It’s been nearly eight years since the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival massacre changed my hometown forever,” said Senator Cortez Masto. “Bump stocks like the one used by the shooter have no place in our communities. I will never forget the events of October 1, 2017, and will never stop fighting to permanently ban these dangerous devices.”
“Nearly eight years after the Harvest Festival massacre we still do not have a federal law banning these deadly devices,” said Representative Titus. “Bump stocks continue to pose a threat to innocent lives and Congress must act. Without a federal law firmly banning them, federal regulations and court rulings could allow bump stocks on our streets and in our neighborhoods, raising the risk of more mass shootings.”
A full list of endorsements, a one page summary, and the full text of the BUMP Act can be found at the preceding links.
Senator Cortez Masto has pushed to reduce gun violence, including through expanding background checks and other commonsense gun violence prevention measures. She voted to pass the bipartisan Safer Communities Act to close the so-called “boyfriend loophole.”
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