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Acting Attorney General Whitaker made the following statement:
•“automatically” as it modifies “shoots, is designed to shoot, or can be readily restored to shoot,” means functioning as a result of a self-acting or self-regulating mechanism that allows the firing of multiple rounds through the single function of the trigger;
Because the final rule clarifies that bump-stock-type devices are machineguns, the devices fall within the purview of the NFA and are subject to the restrictions of 18 U.S.C. 922(o).
The final rule may be found here.
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Please note: This is the text of the final rule as signed by the Acting A.G., but the official version of the final rule will be as it is published in the Federal Register.