Attorney General Tong Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision Striking Down Federal Bump Stock Ban
June 15, 2024
June 15, 2024
HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 15 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement on June 14, 2024:
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Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Garland v. Cargill, which challenged the federal ban on bump stock. In a 6-3 decision, the Court found that a bump stock did not meet the statutory definition of a machinegun. This was not a Second Amendment challenge.
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Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Garland v. Cargill, which challenged the federal ban on bump stock. In a 6-3 decision, the Court found that a bump stock did not meet the statutory definition of a machinegun. This was not a Second Amendment challenge.
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