Delaware shooting victim ‘frustrated’ by SCOTUS gun ruling

Clements and her friends were at the festival and escaped unharmed. Since surviving the shooting, Clements has fought for gun restrictions in Delaware and nationally as part of groups like Moms Demand Action.

After the shooting, Clements suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, she said. She has written a book about how she overcame the grief and sorrow that plagued her.

“I couldn't even go to a grocery store without looking for an exit or looking at people differently,” Clements said. “You look at every person you pass differently, and there's no sense of affection, security or stability in your life anymore.”

Friday's ruling was the result of a court case that began with a Texas gun shop owner challenging the ban. Military veteran Michael Cargill argued that the Justice Department had wrongly classified the accessories as illegal machine guns. Cargill was represented by the New Civil Liberties Alliance, a group funded by conservative donors including the Koch network. While Cargill's lawyers acknowledged that bump stocks allow for rapid fire, they argued that they are different because the shooter must use more force to keep firing the weapon.

Fifteen states and the District of Columbia have enacted their own bump stock bans. Delaware banned bump stocks and similar devices in 2018, making the purchase, sale and transfer of these devices a crime. The state has initiated a buyback program. A spokesperson for the Delaware Department of Justice says they are reviewing Friday's court decision. The legislation that state lawmakers passed does not define bump stocks as “machine guns.”