Tim Scott respects Supreme Court decision to reverse Trump-era ban on bump stocks

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Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) said he respected the Supreme Court‘s decision to repeal former President Donald Trump’s ban on bump stocks but would not address the reversal further.

On Friday, the Supreme Court ruled that a Trump-era ban on bump stocks overstepped authority, and ruled it unlawful. The Trump administration banned bump stocks after the firearm accessory, which increases the fire rate of weapons, was used in the 2017 Las Vegas massacre, the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.

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