Bump Stock Debate: Should a Firearm with a Bump Stock Be Classified as a Machine Gun?

Minneapolis, Minnesota – The debate over whether a semi-automatic rifle equipped with a “bump stock” should be classified as a machine gun has reached the U.S. Supreme Court, as President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump take opposing positions on the matter. A bump stock enables a rifle to fire at an extraordinarily rapid rate, up to 800 rounds a minute, by harnessing the recoil and pressure generated by the shooter. At the heart …

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Explosion at Russian Machine and Missile Production Facility in Izhevsk

IZHEVSK, Russia – A powerful explosion shook the suburbs of Izhevsk in central Russia on Wednesday night, reportedly occurring at a machine and missile production facility. Videos shared on social media showed a large fireball lighting up the night sky over the testing grounds of the Votkinsk Machine Building Plant in the village of Yagul, located just outside the republic of Udmurtia’s capital city, some 1,000 kilometers east of Moscow. According to reports from the …

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