--- title: Las Vegas Shooting: NRA Wants to Regulate Bump Stocks description: The National Rifle Association is requesting a federal review of bump stocks, a gun accessory used during the Las Vegas shooting. canonical: https://time.com/4971255/bump-stocks-nra/ author: Alana Abramson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-10-05T20:01:54.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T17:45:23.249Z article:section: Politics og:title: The NRA Wants to Regulate 'Bump Stock' Gun Accessories. 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Read the Full Statement  by [Alana Abramson](https://time.com/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Oct 5, 2017 8:01 PM UTC  A bump stock device, (left) that fits on a semi-automatic rifle to increase the firing speed, making it similar to a fully automatic rifle, is shown next to a AK-47 semi-automatic rifle, (right) at a gun store on October 5, 2017 in Salt Lake City, Utah. A bump stock device, (left) that fits on a semi-automatic rifle to increase the firing speed, making it similar to a fully automatic rifle, is shown next to a AK-47 semi-automatic rifle, (right) at a gun store on October 5, 2017 in Salt Lake City, Utah.George Frey—Getty Images  by [Alana Abramson](https://time.com/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Oct 5, 2017 8:01 PM UTC The National Rifle Association says it’s open to new regulations on [“bump stocks,”](http://time.com/4970720/bump-stocks-ban-how-work/) a gun accessory reportedly used by the shooter in the [recent massacre in Las Vegas](http://time.com/4965896/las-vegas-shooting-victims-names/). Bump stocks can greatly increase a weapon’s rate of fire, enabling a semi-automatic rifle to function more like a fully automatic one. “The National Rifle Association is calling on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) to immediately review whether these devices comply with federal law,” the NRA’s statement reads. The statement is among the NRA’s first formal responses to the Oct. 1 shooting, which the group characterized as an “evil and senseless attack.” Read the full statement below: --- > “” --- ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4971255/bump-stocks-nra/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4971255/bump-stocks-nra/"},"headline":"The NRA Wants to Regulate 'Bump Stock' Gun Accessories. 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