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US Gun Lobby Sues Over New Gun Laws

10/03/2018 GMT

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The National Rifle Association sues Florida government

US gun lobbyists the National Rifle Association launch a legal challenge against new Florida laws which raise the minimum age for buying rifles from 18 to 21. The sale or possession of “bump stocks” is also banned. A bump stock is a device allows a semi-automatic to fire at a rapid rate much like a fully automatic gun.

Also in the programme: How President Xi Jinping is changing China’s judicial system; and a Brexit supporting political party from Northern Ireland explains its approach to border issues with the Republic of Ireland. 

(Picture:  An AK-47 with a bump stock installed at a shooting range on 21st February 2018 in Orem, Utah. Credit: George Frey/Getty Images)

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