Trump directs Attorney General Sessions to propose regulations to ban âbump stocksâ
President Trump on Feb. 20 said  he  signed a memorandum ordering the attorney general to change regulations to ban "bump stocks." ( Reuters)
President Trump  announced Tuesday afternoon that  he  has signed a memorandum directing Attorney General Jeff Sessions to propose regulations to ban âbump stocksâ and other devices that turn semiautomatic firearms into âmachine guns.â
The device was used by the shooter who opened fire on a country music festival in Las Vegas in October  killing dozens and immediately prompting calls for lawmakers or the administration to ban such devices through legislation or regulations. At the time  the White House and the National Rifle Association made clear that they were open to the idea. The Justice Department and the Bureau of Alcohol  Tobacco  Firearms and Explosives announced in December that they had begun the process to possibly change federal regulations and outlaw bump stocks  which involves posting a public notice and soliciting comments from those with an interest. As gun-control issues are once again being discussed nationally  following a mass shooting at a high school in Florida last week  Trump was pushed to act.
On Tuesday   Trump  referred to the shooting last week as an âevil massacreâ and said  his  administration is âworking very hard to make sense of these events.â
âWe must do more to protect our children â  he  said. âWe have to do more to protect our children.â
[ Trump  recommended outlawing bump stocks. Hereâs what they are.]
 Trump  plans to meet Wednesday with students  teachers and parents from Parkland  local school districts and those affected by past school shootings in Columbine  Colo.  and Newtown  Conn.  He  also will meet with law enforcement officials and local leaders.  Trump  said the point of these meetings is to âdevelop concrete steps that we can take to secure our schools  safeguard our students and protect our communities.â
[TGT]  on Feb. 20 said   [TGT]   signed a memorandum ordering the attorney general to change regulations to ban "bump stocks." (  [TGT] 
announced Tuesday afternoon that   [TGT]   has signed a memorandum directing Attorney General Jeff Sessions to propose regulations to ban âbump stocksâ and other devices that turn semiautomatic firearms into âmachine guns.â
The device was used by the shooter who opened fire on a country music festival in Las Vegas in October  killing dozens and immediately prompting calls for lawmakers or the administration to ban such devices through legislation or regulations. At the time  the White House and the National Rifle Association made clear that they were open to the idea. The Justice Department and the Bureau of Alcohol  Tobacco  Firearms and Explosives announced in December that they had begun the process to possibly change federal regulations and outlaw bump stocks  which involves posting a public notice and soliciting comments from those with an interest. As gun-control issues are once again being discussed nationally  following a mass shooting at a high school in Florida last week   [TGT]  was pushed to act.
On Tuesday    [TGT] referred to the shooting last week as an âevil massacreâ and said   [TGT]   administration is âworking very hard to make sense of these events.â
âWe must do more to protect our children â   [TGT]   said. âWe have to do more to protect our children.â
[  [TGT] recommended outlawing bump stocks. Hereâs what  [TGT]  are.]
  [TGT]   plans to meet Wednesday with students  teachers and parents from Parkland  local school districts and those affected by past school shootings in Columbine  Colo.  and Newtown  Conn.  He  also will meet with law enforcement officials and local leaders.   [TGT] said the point of these meetings is to âdevelop concrete steps that we can take to secure our schools  safeguard our students and protect our communities.â