In the wake of the 2017 Las Vegas shooting, the National Rifle Association
A. expressed a desire for greater regulation of assault rifles.
B. suggested it might consider legislation to regulate bump stocks but took no actual steps toward doing so.
C. proposed a ban on all automatic and semiautomatic assault rifles.
D. announced that it would oppose any measure of any kind that might increase regulation of firearms.
E. lobbied for legislative regulation of bump stocks.
Answer: B
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