Mass. Legislature moves to ban bump stocks

The Boston Globe: The state Legislature took a significant step Thursday toward making Massachusetts the first state in the nation to ban bump stocks.

Beacon Hill lawmakers sent a bill to Governor Charlie Baker that would outlaw the sale, purchase, or ownership of such devices, which can be attached to a semiautomatic firearm to increase its firing speed.

The move comes a little more than a month after a gunman opened fire on a crowd in Las Vegas, killing 59, including Rhonda LeRocque, 42, of Tewksbury, and injuring hundreds more. Authorities found 12 bump stocks and 23 weapons in his hotel room.

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