On March 2018 , following the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting , the state of Florida enacted SB 7026 , which , among other things , banned bump stocks . The portion of the legislation banning bump stocks took effect in October 2018 ; possession in Florida is a third-degree felony . Vermont passed a similar law in 2018 , which went into effect in October 2018 ; possession in Vermont is a misdemeanor . Delaware , Hawaii , Maryland , Washington , Washington D.C. , and Nevada have also banned bump stocks
Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
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