The supreme court has ruled in favor of a challenge to a federal ban on gun 'bump stock' devices US supreme court strikes down federal ban on 'bump stock' devices for guns The US supreme court's decision to strike down a federal ban on 'bump stocks' marks a step back for gun control organisations. The Guardian's Ed Pilkington reports: "When I see a bird that walks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, I call that bird a duck."