bump stock

American  

[buhmp stok] / ˈbʌmp ˌstɒk /

noun

1. a replacement gunstock that enables a semiautomatic rifle to discharge bullets at a much higher rate of fire, nearly that of a fully automatic machine gun.

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Etymology

Origin of bump stock

First recorded in 2005–10; short for bump fire (from its use of the recoil to bump the trigger against the trigger finger) + (gun)stock ( def. )

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bump stock

A rifle equipped with a bump stock can fire at a rate of between 400 and 800 rounds per minute.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2024

“A semiautomatic rifle equipped with a bump stock does not fire more than one shot by a single function of the trigger,” he wrote in Garland vs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2024

But if the public had bothered to tune in to watch the bump stock argument, they might have done more than change the channel.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2024

The shooter is not consciously pulling the trigger, she suggested, but the bump stock is effectively making him pull the trigger.

From Slate ● Feb. 28, 2024

Neither did they have a unified interpretation of whether the bump stock changed the function of a trigger on semiautomatic weapons, which are devised to fire a round with each pull of the trigger.

From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2024