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December 04, 2018 06:37 PM

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In this Oct. 4, 2017 file photo, a device called a "bump stock" is attached to a semi-automatic rifle at the Gun Vault store and shooting range in South Jordan, Utah. Rick Bowmer/AP

Bump stocks, which allow semi-automatic weapons to fire more rapidly, have been the focus of debate since one was used in the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas that killed 58 people and injured hundreds of others.

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Some gun control advocates say a federal ban of bump stocks would be a step in the right direction, but others question how much the rule would improve public safety because there are other methods to achieve the same rapid-fire effect.

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Doar said his organization didn't lobby against a proposed bump stock ban in the Minnesota House of Representatives because the bill never made it out of committee. Minnesota woman Report: Nike pulls flag convicted of killing her... sneaker after Kaepern... (https://v1.addthis.com/li (https://v1.addthis.com/li kstp.com kstp.com

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"What will the DOJ do to insure people know [bump stocks] are banned? Are people getting the word?" asked Subeck.

5 EYEWITNESS NEWS found some states that have specific bump stock bans have seen few people surrender the devices or none at all. At last check, the Vermont Department of Public Safety says it has received 2 bump stocks since the state enacted a ban earlier this year.

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"People will comply with the law – they won't buy them, but you'll see people aren't going to turn them in. Now they may be destroying them or they may be burying them in a hole in the backyard, but again, public safety isn't going to be affected either way," said Doar.

Other groups such as Protect Minnesota say they welcome a federal ban on bump stocks that would classify weapons with bump stocks as "machine guns."

"We need to give tools to law enforcement," said Rev. Nancy Nord-Bence, Executive Director of Protect Minnesota.

"We have to stop acting like gun laws aren't like every other law and if they don't completely work, we're not going to have them," said Nord-Bence.

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