Drudge Retort: The Other Side of the News
Saturday, May 17, 2025

Gun control groups condemned the move as "a dangerous backroom deal spearheaded by Trump's general counsel" that "effectively legalized machine guns."

More

Alternate links: Google News | Twitter

The Trump Admin. just made machine guns legal again by permitting the sale of devices that turn AR-15s into fully automatic weapons. Forced-reset triggers increase a weapon's rate of fire to mimic fully automatic guns--allowing a shooter to fire an entire magazine's worth of ammunition in seconds.

[image or embed]

-- Everytown for Gun Safety (@everytown.bsky.social) May 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM

Comments

Admin's note: Participants in this discussion must follow the site's moderation policy. Profanity will be filtered. Abusive conduct is not allowed.

Every eleven minutes someone is killed by a firearm in the US or 132 KIA daily. In 2022, the American population decreased by 48,000 because of gun violence (per the CDC). What other modern Western country tolerates wartime casualty rates like this? Will the US reach the fabled 50,000 mark under the Trumpf junta? FFS, Trumpf was almost whacked with an assault rifle. Stupid is as stupid does.

https://cdn.abcotvs.com/dip/images/15352769_092524-wpvi-abc-news-cc-secret-service-butler-assassination-attempt-report-5a-vo-video-vid.jpg

#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-05-17 03:48 PM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 1

The Trump Cult is a Death Cult.

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2025-05-17 09:12 PM | Reply

AG Pam Bondi went so far as to claim that allowing this 'device' to be sold, will actually "enhance public safety". I'm not sure how she came to that conclusion, but we'll see what happens the first time one of these 'devices' are found in a weapon used during a mass shooting.

OCU

#3 | Posted by OCUser at 2025-05-17 09:37 PM | Reply

'Merica

#4 | Posted by boaz at 2025-05-17 10:41 PM | Reply

Last term he tried to ban bump stocks and got that shoved up his ass, so this is no surprise.

#5 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-05-17 10:58 PM | Reply

"I'm not sure how she came to that conclusion"

Bondi absolutely reeks of corruption.

#6 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-05-18 06:45 AM | Reply

Actually, this is the craziest thing I have read today, and that includes the guy who bombed a fertility clinic, blaming them for his suicidality.

#7 | Posted by Hughmass at 2025-05-18 07:50 AM | Reply

#6: Bondi absolutely reeks of corruption.

And no perfume or cologne can mask it: wwmt.com

#8 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-05-18 07:54 AM | Reply

Everyone in the adminsitration is terrible. If hell is real, they will all burn there

#9 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-05-18 09:26 AM | Reply

The Trump Admin. just made machine guns legal again by permitting the sale of devices that turn AR-15s into fully automatic weapons.

Nothing arouses MAGAts more than a classroom full of 1st graders shot to pieces with a weapon of war.

#10 | Posted by Reinheitsgebot at 2025-05-18 12:37 PM | Reply

Genius.

#11 | Posted by Yodagirl at 2025-05-18 01:44 PM | Reply

#11: Republicans will be breaking out the pins: talkingpointsmemo.com

#12 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-05-18 01:56 PM | Reply

"The lawsuit challenged an ATF rule banning "forced reset triggers" " devices that allow semiautomatic weapons to fire rapid bursts of bullets"

Herein lies the problem... The ATF isn't a legislative body and they need to STFU when it comes to making rulings on what can or can't be owned.

#13 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-05-18 02:02 PM | Reply

#12 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS Good Lord, I hope the one on the right wasn't on MTG's lapel!

#14 | Posted by Yodagirl at 2025-05-18 02:46 PM | Reply

stupid slitz like this always reminds me of the meme where the
UGLY leftist brags about all her abortions...like 12...and a good looking ( of course ) conservative women says.
"that's great....your vagina has 12 more kills than my AR-15

--if it was the gun doing the killing then I could go back in time and raise my middle school math scores because I could blame it on my pencil.

#15 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2025-05-18 02:50 PM | Reply

The Trump Cult is a Death Cult.

#2 | Posted by Cork

you're a liar and I can prove it.

in 2022 there were 2,545 abortions EVERY GD DAY in the US.

that's the death cult and you're a part of it.

#16 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2025-05-18 02:55 PM | Reply

-------------, the------------- killed 1.2 million Americans.

#17 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-05-18 02:59 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Anything to distract from receiving $300 million from China and $400 million from Qatar.

Trump is a nation embarrassment.

#18 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-05-18 03:03 PM | Reply

Liberals are quick to defend the US Constitutional rights for illegal, wife beating illegal gang members and other assorted rapists and murders - but them defending the US Constitutional rights for law abiding US citizens is a bridge too far for them.

#19 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-05-18 06:48 PM | Reply

Liberals are quick to defend the US Constitutional rights for illegal, wife beating illegal gang members and other assorted rapists and murders - but them defending the US Constitutional rights for law abiding US citizens is a bridge too far for them.

Posted by ScottS at 2025-05-18 06:48 PM | Reply

Even the worst of the worst deserves protection accorded to them by the Constitution. Just sayin

#20 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-05-18 06:51 PM | Reply

Have one on the way.

#21 | Posted by willowby at 2025-05-18 07:03 PM | Reply

Incel Scatberg spends 60 hours a week defending the daughter-boning------------ responsible for the deaths of 1.2 million Americans.

#22 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-05-18 07:11 PM | Reply

"Liberals are quick to defend the US Constitutional rights"

True.

While Republicans just pretend, until they can find some group to cheerfully deny.

#23 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-05-18 07:36 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Liberals are quick to defend the US Constitutional rights for illegal, wife beating illegal gang members and other assorted rapists and murders - but them defending the US Constitutional rights for law abiding US citizens is a bridge too far for them.
#19 | Posted by ScottS

Who are you talking about? Be specific or STFU, cultist.

#24 | Posted by rstybeach11 at 2025-05-18 07:46 PM | Reply

@#19 ... Liberals are quick to defend the US Constitutional rights for illegal, wife beating illegal gang members and other assorted rapists and murders ...

Yes, the Liberals are quick to defend Constitutional rights.

Is there a problem with that?


#25 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-18 07:47 PM | Reply

You have NO constitutional right to own a machine gun or automatic weapon. That is decision that was made regardless whether it makes any sense or not.

The 2nd amendment is not a suicide pact.

While the Second Amendment protects the right to bear arms, it's NOT absolute, and machine guns are specifically regulated. The National Firearms Act of 1934 and the Firearm Owners' Protection Act of 1986, along with state laws, restrict the possession and transfer of machine guns, even though a law-abiding citizen may still be permitted and able to own certain types.

If humans were angels we would need no regulations.

But we are not.

Fort that very reason weapons of mass destruction need to be regulated.

But the Mad King has decided otherwise for now. So.

Enjoy your FAFO America.

#26 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-05-18 10:41 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

@#19 ... but them defending the US Constitutional rights for law abiding US citizens is a bridge too far for them. ..

In some respects I agree.

But, I also have to add, the NRA (and the GOP) seems to constantly say that it is not the weapon, but the person, that kills.

Yet, the GOP seems to be consistently against the enactment of laws regarding those who use weapons to commit crimes.

Why is that?

Why does the GOP seem to be so against resolving the very thing they say is a problem?


#27 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-18 11:13 PM | Reply

The following HTML tags are allowed in comments: a href, b, i, p, br, ul, ol, li and blockquote. Others will be stripped out. Participants in this discussion must follow the site's moderation policy. Profanity will be filtered. Abusive conduct is not allowed.

Anyone can join this site and make comments. To post this comment, you must sign it with your Drudge Retort username. If you can't remember your username or password, use the lost password form to request it.
Username:
Password:

Home | Breaking News | Comments | User Blogs | Stats | Back Page | RSS Feed | RSS Spec | DMCA Compliance | Privacy

Drudge Retort