WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he's signed a memo directing the Justice Department to propose regulations to "ban all devices" like bump stocks used in last year's Las Vegas massacre.
The president will make the announcement on his intention to curb the use of the rapid-fire devices during a ceremony recognizing the bravery of the nation's public safety officers.
Trump is responding days after the shooting deaths of 17 people at a Florida high school.
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He's expected to point to the need to propose regulations to ban the device that was used in the October shooting deaths of 58 people in Las Vegas.
White House officials say the president will be meeting with students, teachers and state and local officials to discuss ways of providing more school safety and how to address gun violence.
Past efforts to address gun violence in Congress have failed.
Trump urges ban on gun devices like bump stocksBREAKING: President Donald J. Trump says he's directed Attorney General Jeff Sessions to propose regulations to ban "all devices that turn legal weapons into machine guns," such as bump stocks. (DETAILS - 2wsb.tv/2EQMo6P)
Posted by WSB-TV on Tuesday, February 20, 2018
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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