With that argument you could say they were only referring to muskets. Which is the exact argument of the left.Does it anger me when we lose anything related to our weapon ownership rights, yes it does, but the cold hard truth is that James Madison and his contemporaries were not referring to gimmicky range gadgets that no military on earth would deploy for use in any offensive or defensive situation, ever.
I’m staying focused on protecting real weapons that offer us the equivalency necessary to defend ourselves and/or our nation from enemies both foreign and domestic.
But that's besides the point. The ATF shouldn't be able to make law. As the law stands bump fire stock are completely legal. The NRA has encouraged the ATF to misinterpret the law. If ever there was a slippery slope on the 2A that is definitely it. Giving an unelected government branch the power to make law.