The Trump administration moved Tuesday to ban bump stocks and other machine guns making them illegal to possess beginning in late March, the AP reports.
Bump stocks allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like automatic firearms.
Anyone who owns or possesses a bump stock will have 90 days to destroy or deliver their devices to any ATF location after the Trump administration bans them under a federal law prohibiting machine guns.
According to ATF Charlotte spokesperson Corey Ray, anyone still in possession of a machine gun or bump stock “would be breaking the law.”
“After this 90-day period it will no longer be legal to own such a device, so they will be expected to either destroy or deliver that to an ATF location,” Ray explained.
Ray says the ATF advises if individuals choose to destroy a device themselves, they must ensure the device is no longer functional and can no longer be repaired to function again.
“The devices can be shredded, they can be crushed, they can be melted down, as long as it’s considered destructed,” Ray added.
Local law enforcement are not required to accept bump stocks, according to ATF, they may accept them from civilians, but eventually they are going to end up at ATF offices.
If you want to turn in or deliver your bump stocks, Ray recommends making an appointment to ensure an agent is available to meet you and take possession of those devices for you.
For more information, all locations and contacts, visit atf.gov.
Here is a list of ATF locations in or nearest to the Triad area (listed in order of proximity to zip code 27405):
Greensboro Field Office
1801 Stanley Road, Room 300
Greensboro, NC 27407
(336) 235-4900
Raleigh Field Office
4700 Falls of Neuse Road, Suite 395
Raleigh, NC 27609-6200
(919) 719-2021
Roanoke Field Office
310 First Street SW
Roanoke, VA 24011
(540) 983-6920
Fayetteville Field Office
225 Green Street, Suite 300
Fayetteville, NC 28301
(910) 483-3030
Charlotte Field Division
6701 Carmel Road, Suite 200
Charlotte, NC 28226
(704) 716-1800
Florence Satellite Office
401 West Evans Street, Room 208
Florence, SC 29501
(843) 292-0179
Bristol Field Office
1969 Lee Highway
Bristol, VA 24201
(276) 466-2727
Richmond I Field Office
1011 Boulders Spring Drive, Suite 300
Richmond, VA 23225-4950
(804) 200-4200
Asheville Satellite Office
151 Patton Avenue, Room 255
Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 271-4075
Columbia Field Office
1835 Assembly Street, Room 309
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 251-4600
Richmond III Field Office
600 East Main Street, Suite 1401
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 775-4200
Wilmington, NC Field Office
3205 Randall Parkway, Suite 202
Wilmington, NC 28403
(910) 343-6801
Greenville Field Office
301 N. Main Street, Suite 1802
Greenville, SC 29601
(864) 282-2937
Greeneville Satellite Office
220 West Depot Street
Greeneville, TN 37743
(423) 639-6056
Charleston, WV Field Office
300 Summers Street, Suite 1400
Charleston, WV 25301-1624
(304) 340-7800
