Dianne Feinstein: ATF won’t regulate ‘bump stocks’

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., said Friday that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will never regulate “bump stocks,” and that new legislation will be needed to impose a ban or other limits on the firearms accessory.

“The ATF does NOT have the authority to address bump-fire stocks — and has made this point clear to Congress MULTIPLE times,” Feinstein tweeted Friday.

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