Bump Stick!

[isthatajoke?]

I wanted to bring this to the attention of THR. I did a search and didn't seem to turn up anything. Anyway, yesterday, I discovered a video of someone bumpfiring with a device they called the "Bump Stick." It appears that the bumpstick would only really work with semi auto pistols.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3y2Cp0pKwA

http://www.break.com/usercontent/2007/4/Bump-Stick-275512.html

The second guy seems to have a semi-auto MAC copy.

Anyway, this appears to be a pretty awesome way to go full auto with a semi pistol (glock users, get those 33's), and still be able to look down the sights and control the gun.

Which brings me to the question: Is it legal? Well, it doesn't really seem to be that widely known of an idea, so I bet the ATF hasn't ruled on it. In my opinion, if the ATF did rule on it, (which they undoubtedly will if it gets to be a bigger deal), it would be ruled that either the bumpstick is a machine gun or that the bumpstick turns the grip of the pistol into a machine gun. This is because during use of the bumpstick, your finger doesn't engage the trigger. Instead, you push forward on the pistol grip which causes the gun to fire, turning the pistol grip into the new trigger(according to the logic the ATF has used in the past and still uses). Since the bumpstick makes it possible to fire more than one round in a single "actuation" of the trigger (pistol grip), a machine gun is clearly being created.

It seems pretty sweet though, I'm definitely going to try it if it turns out that it's legal. I mean, you could carry a glock with hi cap mag and the bumpstick as a weapon system into close quarters combat.

Definitely one of the best bump fire facilitators i've ever seen.

 

[TexasRifleman]

I can't see why that wouldn't be completely legal. The trigger is still pulled once for each shot.

But, ATF outlawed every shoestring in America once so who knows.

Maybe they can outlaw every 2x4 as well.....

 

[isthatajoke?]

I can't see why that wouldn't be completely legal. The trigger is still pulled once for each shot.

But, ATF outlawed every shoestring in America once so who knows.

Maybe they can outlaw every 2x4 as well.....

Well as you might remember, in the shoestring case the trigger was still being pulled every time. Just because the trigger is pulled every time doesn't mean it's not a machine gun. If you hooked up an electic motor that would pull the trigger for you, it would still be pulled every time, but since the NEW TRIGGER is the switch for the electric motor, it would be a MACHINE GUN. The NEW TRIGGER when using the bumpstick is the pistol grip.

You are wrong, sir, in stating that there is no question about the legality of the bumpstick.

 

[Floppy_D]

and still be able to look down the sights and control the gun.

Is that a joke? Those groups must be horrible.