The president has asked the attorney general to look into ways of perhaps amending federal law to maybe outlawing so-called "bump stocks," the attachments that convert semi-automatic rifles to fully automatic weapons.
This after the incident last year in which a gunman used such a weapon to commit mass murder in Las Vegas. The president did not mention any action that he might propose to limit other firearms, such as AR-15 weapons, one of which was used to kill 17 students and teachers in Florida last week.
But it's a start. The attorney general will investigate and propose possible new regulations to slow the spread of fully automatic weapons.
Note the qualifiers. Don't hold your breath until something happens.
Meanwhile, the Florida state legislature voted down a proposed bill to ban assault rifles. In fact, the vote of 36 for and 71 against meant they won't even hear it.
This happened Tuesday, less than a week after the school shooting.
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