A Republican candidate for Georgia governor is holding a bump stock giveaway to underscore his opposition to a proposed ban in response to the Las Vegas massacre.
Georgia state Sen. Michael Williams called the opposition to bump stocks — an attachment that enables a semi-automatic rifle to fire faster — “an attack on the Second Amendment.”
“The tragedy in Las Vegas broke my heart, but any talk of banning or regulating bump stocks is merely cheap political lip service from career politicians. In reality, the bump stock is the new, shiny object politicians are using to deceive voters into believing they are taking action against gun violence,” Williams said in a news release.
Williams said he is giving away the bump stocks “as a show of support” for gun owners.
Senate Democrats introduced legislation to ban bump stocks in early October after the Las Vegas gunman used the device to increase the rate of his shots on concertgoers.
Republican senators requested the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives review the legality of bump stocks.
Williams is part of a crowded field of Republicans vying for the governor’s seat.
