Both gun rights activists and the Biden Administration have urged the court to consider the issue.
The ban was implemented in 2019 following the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting.
The Supreme Court has agreed to review the legality of a ban on bump stocks, a firearm accessory that allows semi-automatic rifles to fire rapidly.
The Supreme Court of the United States has agreed to review the legality of a ban on bump stocks, a type of firearm accessory that allows semi-automatic rifles to fire at a rapid pace, mimicking the firing speed of automatic weapons. The ban was initially implemented in the aftermath of the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting, which was the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
The decision to review the ban comes after both gun rights activists and the Biden Administration urged the court to consider the issue. The Biden administration has specifically requested the justices to uphold the ban, marking a rare instance of agreement with a gun control measure introduced during the Trump administration.
The ban on bump stocks was put in place by the Justice Department in 2019. Since then, federal appeals courts have come to different conclusions about whether the regulation defining a bump stock as a machine gun violates federal law. The Supreme Court's decision will provide a definitive ruling on this matter.
In addition to the bump stock ban, the Supreme Court is also currently considering a challenge to another federal law that seeks to prevent individuals under domestic violence restraining orders from accessing firearms. Both cases highlight the ongoing debate over gun control measures in the United States.
The Biden administration has urged the justices to uphold the ban, a rare move by the Trump administration to curtail gun violence after the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting.
The Supreme Court is already weighing a challenge to another federal law that seeks to keep guns away from people under domestic violence restraining orders.