Bill > HR5427

This bill aims to regulate bump stocks, which are devices that can be attached to semi-automatic weapons to increase their rate of fire, in the same manner as machine guns. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to define "bump stock" and include it as a type of firearm subject to the same regulations as machine guns. It also amends Title 18 of the U.S. Code to prohibit the possession of unregistered bump stocks, with an exception for those registered within one year of the bill's enactment. The goal is to close a perceived loophole that allowed the use of bump stocks, which were not explicitly regulated as machine guns.