The United States Supreme Court has overturned the federal ban on bump stocks, devices that enable semiautomatic weapons to fire at a rate similar to machine guns. The decision has been met with controversy, as it raises concerns about public safety and gun violence in the US. The ruling supports a challenge brought by a gun shop owner who argued that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) overstepped its authority in classifying bump stocks as machine guns. Critics argue that the decision undermines public safety and ignores the practical implications of bump stocks’ rapid-fire capabilities.