Bump Stock Retailer Sues US Government
RW Arms who destroyed more than 73,000 bump stocks when a federal ban on the rapid-fire devices took effect has sued the U.S. government, claiming millions of dollars in losses.
The company filed the case under the Fifth Amendment taking clause, which prohibits the government from seizing property. RW Arms destroyed the bump stocks March 26, resulting in a loss of over $20 million, store co-founders Mark Maxwell and Michael Stewart told The Dallas Morning News.
"Without legislation, the government was able to overturn the previous ruling on bump stocks, effectively turning law-abiding gun owners into felons overnight if they were not turned in or destroyed,” RW Arms said in an initial statement. The company said the lawsuit was intended “to protect our rights and the rights of our customers from being infringed any further."
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2019/04/08/fort-worth-based-firearms-dealer-sues-federal-government-destroy-bump-stocks
https://www.thetrace.org/rounds/major-bump-stock-retailer-sues-feds-over-destroyed-devices/