Life in Prison for Bump-Fire Stock? Massachusetts Senate Passes Ban More Specific Than House Version

BOSTON — Following Thursday's 33-0 Senate vote, the Bay State now is on the verge of becoming the first state since the Las Vegas shooting rampage to enact a full ban on bump-fire stocks, or add-on equipment that can transform a semi-automatic firearm into a de facto machine gun. The devices are legal right now, but people violating the law would be subject to prison terms of 18 months to life once the law takes effect.

BOSTON — Following Thursday's 33-0 Senate vote, the Bay State now is on the verge of becoming the first state since the Las Vegas shooting rampage to enact a full ban on bump-fire stocks, or add-on equipment that can transform a semi-automatic firearm into a de facto machine gun. The devices are legal right now, but people violating the law would be subject to prison terms of 18 months to life once the law takes effect.…