Originally Posted by
rcompart
Well enjoy it while it lasts. This thing is a novelty and a great way to waste ammo but the second something like this gets used in the commission of a felony, the ATF will reclassify it and it will be illegal to own. Sorry but that is a fact and I understand these arguements very well. The anderson accelerator is what got me wanting in on the full-auto club. For those that don't know what that was, it was this thing with a spring in it and initially the ATF said those were OK too.
My whole point is this thing is nothing more than a way around the law. I don't want people to be prohibited from legally being able to purchase full-autos, I just want people to go about their ownership in a law abiding manner and don't want people that aren't or shouldn't have access to any weapon, especially a full-auto, from something like this that gets them very close. If that was the case, bump-fire devices like this unequivocally would be illegal.
Keep in mind that with a few screws and a small length of sturdy sheet metal an existing semi-auto rifle with adjustable buttstock can be converted to bump fire. No need to spend $350 for one of these when you can make your own for just a few bucks. Banning it won't prevent anyone who wants the feature from making their own.
You're right about wasting ammo. That's also probably why very few mass shootings involve automatic firearms - if you are an "active" shooter there is a limit to how many magazines and cartridges you can carry at one time. With automatic fire most ammo is either wasted or redundant.