NRA opposes outright U.S. ban on gun devices used by Las Vegas killerWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The powerful U.S. gun lobby, the National Rifle Association, said on Sunday it would oppose an outright ban on bump-stock devices that the killer in the Las Vegas massacre of 58 people used to turn rifles into automatic weapons and strafe a crowd with bursts of sustained gunfire. The NRA, which has seldom embraced new firearms-control measures, stunned gun control advocates last week when it issued a statement voicing willingness to support a restriction on bump stocks. On Sunday, the organization said it was open to regulation but opposed any legislation banning the devices. “We don’t believe that bans have ever worked on anything. What we have said has been very clear - that if something transfers a semiautomatic to function like a fully automatic, then it ought to be regulated differently,” Chris Cox, the NRA’s chief lobbyist, said on “Fox News Sunday.” Police said the gunman, Stephen Paddock, 64, fitted 12 of his weapons with  bump-stock devices that allow semi-automatic rifles to operate as if they were fully automatic machine guns, which are otherwise outlawed in the United States. Cox and Wayne LaPierre, the NRA’s chief executive, accused the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives under Democratic former President Barack Obama of paving the way for the use of bump stocks and creating legal confusion about their usage.  Republican President Donald Trump, whose party controls both chambers of the U.S. Congress, was an outspoken advocate of gun rights during his 2016 campaign for the White House. The NRA spent more than $30 million in support of his candidacy. Several Republican lawmakers suggested last week that they were receptive to legislation to curb the use of bump stocks, including Kevin McCarthy, the No. 2 Republican in the House of Representatives, who said such controls were an area where Congress may be able to act. But House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, a Republican who himself was nearly killed by a gunman earlier this year while at a baseball practice, was cautious on Sunday about potential new legislation. “I do think it’s a little bit early for people to say they know what to do to fix this problem,” he said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”  “A week ago most people didn’t know what a bump stock was so to think that we’re now all experts and know how to write some panacea law, it’s fallacy,” Scalise added. LaPierre lashed out at U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat who has pushed for gun-control legislation on Capitol Hill. “I think you want to tell ATF to do its job. It’s an interpretive issue and they need to get the job done. But not let Dianne Feinstein, which is what she wants to do - turn this all of this into some Christmas tree on the Hill where she brings all of her anti-gun circus she has been trying to do for years into this,” LaPierre said on CBS’s “Face the Nation.” Feinstein said she has garnered some Republican interest, but no support, for the measure. “I have nobody lined up,” she told the CBS program. Some gun-control advocates praised the NRA for showing some flexibility. “This is the first time that the gun lobby has shown willingness to come to the table and I think that’s in part because Americans just simply do not accept mass shooting after mass shooting happening and Congress doing absolutely nothing,” Democratic Senator Chris Murphy said on CNN’s “State of the Union.”  But Sunday’s comments from the NRA representatives suggested nothing may have changed as they castigated calls for gun-control measures in the emotional aftermath of a mass shooting.  “There used to be a common decency in this country where people paused talking about policy. Unfortunately with Dianne Feinstein and Michael Bloomberg, they want to exploit a tragedy from Day One. It’s shameful, but apparently that’s the new normal.” Cox said on the “Fox News Sunday” program. Bloomberg, a billionaire and former mayor of New York, has been an outspoken critic of the National Rifle Association through the group Everytown for Gun Safety. Investigators remain largely in the dark about what drove Paddock, a retired real estate investor and high-stakes gambler, on Oct. 1 to carry out the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.  politicsNews
nra opposes outright ban gun devices used las vegas killerwashington reuters the powerful gun lobby national rifle association said sunday would oppose outright ban devices killer las vegas massacre people used turn rifles automatic weapons strife crowd bursts sustained gunfire the nra seldom embraced new measures stunned gun control advocates last week issued statement voicing willingness support restriction bump stocks on sunday organization said open regulation opposed legislation banning devices we believe bans ever worked anything what said clear something transfers semiautomatic function like fully automatic ought regulated differently chris cox nra chief lobbyist said fox news police said gunman stephen paddock fitted weapons devices allow rifles operate fully automatic machine guns otherwise outlawed united states cox wayne pierre nra chief executive accused bureau alcohol tobacco firearms explosives democratic former president barack obama paving way use bump stocks creating legal confusion usage republican president donald trump whose party controls chambers congress outspoken advocate gun rights campaign white house the nra spent million support candidacy several republican lawmakers suggested last week receptive legislation curb use bump stocks including kevin mccarthy no republican house representatives said controls area congress may able act but house majority whip steve scale republican nearly killed gunman earlier year baseball practice cautious sunday potential new legislation i think little bit early people say know fix problem said nbc meet a week ago people know bump stock think experts know write palace law fallacy scale added pierre lashed senator diane einstein democrat pushed legislation capitol hill i think want tell atf job it interpretive issue need get job done but let diane einstein wants turn christmas tree hill brings circus trying years pierre said cbs face einstein said garnered republican interest support measure i nobody lined told cbs program some advocates praised nra showing flexibility this first time gun lobby shown willingness come table i think part americans simply accept mass shooting mass shooting happening congress absolutely nothing democratic senator chris murphy said cnn state but sunday comments nra representatives suggested nothing may changed instigated calls measures emotional aftermath mass shooting there used common decency country people paused talking policy unfortunately diane einstein michael bloomberg want exploit tragedy day one it shameful apparently new cox said fox news sunday program bloomberg billionaire former mayor new york outspoken critic national rifle association group everton gun safety investigators remain largely dark drove paddock retired real estate investor gambler carry deadliest mass shooting modern history politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: NRA opposes outright U.S. ban on gun devices used by Las Vegas killerWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The powerful U.S. gun lobby, the National Rifle Association, said on Sunday it would oppose an outright ban on bump-stock devices that the killer in the Las Vegas massacre of 58 people used to turn rifles into automatic weapons and strafe a crowd with bursts of sustained gunfire. The NRA, which has seldom embraced new firearms-control measures, stunned gun control advocates last week when it issued a statement voicing willingness to support a restriction on bump stocks. On Sunday, the organization said it was open to regulation but opposed any legislation banning the devices. “We don’t believe that bans have ever worked on anything. What we have said has been very clear - that if something transfers a semiautomatic to function like a fully automatic, then it ought to be regulated differently,” Chris Cox, the NRA’s chief lobbyist, said on “Fox News Sunday.” Police said the gunman, Stephen Paddock, 64, fitted 12 of his weapons with  bump-stock devices that allow semi-automatic rifles to operate as if they were fully automatic machine guns, which are otherwise outlawed in the United States. Cox and Wayne LaPierre, the NRA’s chief executive, accused the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives under Democratic former President Barack Obama of paving the way for the use of bump stocks and creating legal confusion about their usage.  Republican President Donald Trump, whose party controls both chambers of the U.S. Congress, was an outspoken advocate of gun rights during his 2016 campaign for the White House. The NRA spent more than $30 million in support of his candidacy. Several Republican lawmakers suggested last week that they were receptive to legislation to curb the use of bump stocks, including Kevin McCarthy, the No. 2 Republican in the House of Representatives, who said such controls were an area where Congress may be able to act. But House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, a Republican who himself was nearly killed by a gunman earlier this year while at a baseball practice, was cautious on Sunday about potential new legislation. “I do think it’s a little bit early for people to say they know what to do to fix this problem,” he said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”  “A week ago most people didn’t know what a bump stock was so to think that we’re now all experts and know how to write some panacea law, it’s fallacy,” Scalise added. LaPierre lashed out at U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat who has pushed for gun-control legislation on Capitol Hill. “I think you want to tell ATF to do its job. It’s an interpretive issue and they need to get the job done. But not let Dianne Feinstein, which is what she wants to do - turn this all of this into some Christmas tree on the Hill where she brings all of her anti-gun circus she has been trying to do for years into this,” LaPierre said on CBS’s “Face the Nation.” Feinstein said she has garnered some Republican interest, but no support, for the measure. “I have nobody lined up,” she told the CBS program. Some gun-control advocates praised the NRA for showing some flexibility. “This is the first time that the gun lobby has shown willingness to come to the table and I think that’s in part because Americans just simply do not accept mass shooting after mass shooting happening and Congress doing absolutely nothing,” Democratic Senator Chris Murphy said on CNN’s “State of the Union.”  But Sunday’s comments from the NRA representatives suggested nothing may have changed as they castigated calls for gun-control measures in the emotional aftermath of a mass shooting.  “There used to be a common decency in this country where people paused talking about policy. Unfortunately with Dianne Feinstein and Michael Bloomberg, they want to exploit a tragedy from Day One. It’s shameful, but apparently that’s the new normal.” Cox said on the “Fox News Sunday” program. Bloomberg, a billionaire and former mayor of New York, has been an outspoken critic of the National Rifle Association through the group Everytown for Gun Safety. Investigators remain largely in the dark about what drove Paddock, a retired real estate investor and high-stakes gambler, on Oct. 1 to carry out the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.  politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: nra opposes outright ban gun devices used las vegas killerwashington reuters the powerful gun lobby national rifle association said sunday would oppose outright ban devices killer las vegas massacre people used turn rifles automatic weapons strife crowd bursts sustained gunfire the nra seldom embraced new measures stunned gun control advocates last week issued statement voicing willingness support restriction bump stocks on sunday organization said open regulation opposed legislation banning devices we believe bans ever worked anything what said clear something transfers semiautomatic function like fully automatic ought regulated differently chris cox nra chief lobbyist said fox news police said gunman stephen paddock fitted weapons devices allow rifles operate fully automatic machine guns otherwise outlawed united states cox wayne pierre nra chief executive accused bureau alcohol tobacco firearms explosives democratic former president barack obama paving way use bump stocks creating legal confusion usage republican president donald trump whose party controls chambers congress outspoken advocate gun rights campaign white house the nra spent million support candidacy several republican lawmakers suggested last week receptive legislation curb use bump stocks including kevin mccarthy no republican house representatives said controls area congress may able act but house majority whip steve scale republican nearly killed gunman earlier year baseball practice cautious sunday potential new legislation i think little bit early people say know fix problem said nbc meet a week ago people know bump stock think experts know write palace law fallacy scale added pierre lashed senator diane einstein democrat pushed legislation capitol hill i think want tell atf job it interpretive issue need get job done but let diane einstein wants turn christmas tree hill brings circus trying years pierre said cbs face einstein said garnered republican interest support measure i nobody lined told cbs program some advocates praised nra showing flexibility this first time gun lobby shown willingness come table i think part americans simply accept mass shooting mass shooting happening congress absolutely nothing democratic senator chris murphy said cnn state but sunday comments nra representatives suggested nothing may changed instigated calls measures emotional aftermath mass shooting there used common decency country people paused talking policy unfortunately diane einstein michael bloomberg want exploit tragedy day one it shameful apparently new cox said fox news sunday program bloomberg billionaire former mayor new york outspoken critic national rifle association group everton gun safety investigators remain largely dark drove paddock retired real estate investor gambler carry deadliest mass shooting modern history politicsnews