Georgia GOP Candidate Holds 'Bump Stock' Giveaway Contest
WASHINGTON — A Republican candidate for governor in Georgia is giving away a "bump stock," the rapid-fire gun modification linked to the Las Vegas shooting, in a campaign contest to highlight his opposition to new regulation on the devices.
State Sen. Michael Williams, who is positioning himself as the most pro-Donald Trump candidate in a crowded GOP field to succeed term-limited Gov. Nathan Deal, said the contest is a celebration of the Second Amendment.
"The tragedy in Las Vegas broke my heart, but any talk of banning or regulating bump stocks is merely cheap political lip service from career politicians," Williams said in a statement announcing the contest. "Georgia's gun owners deserve a governor who will stand with them when liberals and Hollywood elites attack our fundamental rights."
Gun giveaways have become fairly common stunts on conservative campaigns. Roy Moore's campaign gave out an AR-15 rifle the night before he won the GOP nomination in the Alabama Senate race last month.
But Williams may be the first to give away a bump stock, an extremely controversial device that the National Rifle Association and some Republican leaders have said should be regulated more stringently.
Bump stocks modify semi-automatic weapons to make them fire like machine guns, which are generally banned, and may have contributed to the high death toll in Las Vegas.
Legislation to ban bump stocks is still pending in Congress, though many Republican leaders have said they would prefer the ATF to regulate them instead.
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Every day is a new low in GOP bizarro land.
Bump stocks modify semi-automatic weapons to make them fire like machine guns, which are generally banned, and may have contributed to the high death toll in Las Vegas.
Wtf? Is there seriously any sane person in the world who would disagree that an automatic weapon definitively increases the death toll of a mass shooting?
Let the gun rights folks of NT put their cards on the table. Would you like to sign up for this raffle? Would you vote for someone who gives away a device that would help mass shooters increase their firepower?
Yes I would it's the gun grabbing leftists I would never vote for.
who has grabbed a gun of yours? All it would take is someone to take a shot at tRump and you would see the 2nd Amend challenged like never seen. It won't be the left that is a danger to your massed weaponry.
I've had one for years. They aren't illegal.
They aren't illegal.
... or practical for anything other than mowing down innocent human beings.
They like the sound it makes in the morning air.
Hal, the horde of Obamazombies (otherwise known as young black men) are coming for the 'patriots' and the 'patriots' need maximum firepower available or America will fall onto the trash heap of history, dontcha know?
But it does hurt their ears - hence the burning need for the gub'mint to ease restrictions on silencers (suppressors to the elitist gun enthusiast).
Depends on the point of view. If you believe weapons are for gunning down people then I can see your narrow point of view (If I squint hard enough).
By all means - please express your point of view on the many practical uses for automatic weapons.
Mine is professional.
Care to be more specific?
What if the target is 20,000 concert goers, and the objective is maximum body count before somebody takes you out?
Look at my avatar. That is me and a few medics on Luzon Drop Zone, Camp MacKall, North Carolina. Do I need to explain my profession?
Nope, a lawn dart is easy to pick out.
And proud to be the 1% of the 3% of the population who aren't afraid to do it.
Indeed, Airborne all the way. Currahee
I proudly display my uncles flag and Purple Heart. He was a Screaming Eagle who enjoyed his time at the Eagle's Nest in Bavaria.
I want one just because they don't want me to have one
Most fail to realize that a strip of metal and a few screws and one can make a bump stock. No need to spend hundreds of dollars.
Make them subject to NFA and any bump conversion even home made subject to NFA.