Virginia Gazette: After Feds Ban Bump Stocks, None Turned In to Local Police

It could be that not many Virginian's owned bump stocks, or it could be anyone who owned one destroyed the accessory, but according to a report in the Virginia Gazette, none have been turned into local police in Williamsburg, James City County and York County.  Additionally, the ATF is not keeping track of the number that is being turned in nationally.

On the national level, the ATF has decided not to track the number of bump stocks turned into its offices for disposal, according to Washington Field Division spokesman Michael Boyer.

“We are not providing any numbers, and as far as I know we're not compiling any numbers,” Boyer said of the returned bump stocks. “We don't have any numbers or any of that information to give.”

Boyer cited the multiple disposal methods — turning the devices into local and national authorities as well as owners destroying the devices themselves — as the reason the ATF has decided not to track the turn-ins.

Democratic Congresswoman Elaine Luria, 2nd Congressional District, condemned that decision and said the administration should track bump stock returns.

“It’s a shame the administration does not appear to be following through in a thorough way with its sensible ban on bump stocks,” Luria said in a statement. “The federal government ought to be able to track the success of its policy.”

It's entirely possible however that some in Virginia have decided "I will not comply" with the new bump stock policy.