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The circular magazine Tommy machine gun used by Al Capone had a theoretical capacity of 600 rpm. The Clarence Thomas approved bumpstocks increase the capacity of semi-automatic weapons in private hands to a theoretical 800 rpm.

In 1934 the US deemed the Tommy gun too lethal for private ownership and passed the National Firearms Act. 90 years later, the MAGA SCOTUS has determined the higher 800 rpm fire-rate is irrelevant, and placed bullseyes not just on law enforcement but on school children across the US.