{"id":81371,"date":"2017-10-26T13:24:41","date_gmt":"2017-10-26T17:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=81371"},"modified":"2017-10-26T13:24:41","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T04:29:39","slug":"heres-why-atf-approved-bump-stock-but-not-autoglove","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/heres-why-atf-approved-bump-stock-but-not-autoglove\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s Why ATF Approved Bump Stock But Not AutoGlove"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Autoglove. The ATF recently said it’s a “machine gun.” (Photo: AutoGlove\/Facebook<\/em>)<\/p><\/div>\n

Bump stock. AutoGlove. What\u2019s the difference? Both accessories, as\u00a0 we’re told by industry folk, “simulate full auto fire.” The ATF classified the former as a \u201cfirearm part\u201d and the latter as a \u201cmachine gun.\u201d<\/p>\n

What gives? Is the ATF playing favorites? Is the agency failing to do its job by not classifying the bump stock a machine gun, as NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre intimated in a recent interview on CBS News<\/a>?<\/p>\n

Not that I\u2019m in the business of defending the ATF, but when it comes to the determination of the legality of the bump stock versus the AutoGlove it\u2019s a no-brainer. ATF made the proper call.<\/p>\n

Let me back up and say by \u201cproper call\u201d I don\u2019t mean the right<\/em> call. The right<\/em> call is to acknowledge that the National Firearms Act is a sham. That it should be fully repealed. That it’s an infringement on our Second Amendment.<\/p>\n

But that’s a convo for a different day. What I’m talking about today is the decision the ATF made based upon an honest reading of existing regs and established precedent with respect to similar devices.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not an attorney. And I don\u2019t work for the ATF. You can take my opinion with a grain of salt. But I can read. And I have read both determination letters (here<\/a> and here<\/a>) and, in my humble opinion, the ATF reasoning on both products is sound.\u00a0 As always, feel free to tell me I’m wrong in the comment section.<\/p>\n

What is a Machine Gun?<\/h2>\n

Before we get at it, let’s start with an obvious question.\u00a0 What is a machine gun?\u00a0 Under the National Firearms Act, per\u00a026 U.S. Code \u00a7 5845, a machine gun is defined thusly:<\/p>\n