Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-Fla.) plans to introduce bipartisan legislation to ban a device used by the Las Vegas shooter that makes semi-automatic weapons fire more rapidly.

Legislation to ban bump stocks has gathered bipartisan support over the past few days following Sunday's mass shooting in Las Vegas.

Curbelo, a centrist, hopes to file a bill in the next day or two, spokeswoman Joanna Rodriguez said Wednesday.

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While GOP lawmakers made clear in recent days that they don’t plan on taking up expansive gun reforms in response to the shooting, some have indicated openness to addressing the use of bump stocks, which help semi-automatic rifles mimic automatic weapons. Curbelo joins a growing number of Republicans who have expressed support for prohibiting the devices.

The Sunday shooting was the deadliest in modern U.S. history with 59 dead and more than 500 wounded.

Earlier Wednesday, Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Ron Johnson Ronald (Ron) Harold JohnsonThe Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by The Air Line Pilots Association - White House moves closer to Pelosi on virus relief bill Second GOP senator to quarantine after exposure to coronavirus GOP-led panel to hear from former official who said Burisma was not a factor in US policy MORE (R-Wis.) said he would likely support legislation banning bump stocks.

The devices work by using the recoil of a semi-automatic rifle to rapidly press the trigger against a station finger.

“The fact that fully automatic weapons are already illegal and this makes another weapon capable [of automatic-like fire], I would be supportive of that,” Johnson said.

Rep. Bill Flores William (Bill) Hose FloresPatient Protection Pledge offers price transparency Texas GOP lawmaker calls for 'carbon neutral' but 'energy dominant' future OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Biden calls climate change one of America's four major crises | National parks chief says coronavirus staff shortages shouldn't prevent access | Trump hits California officials over wildfires MORE (R-Texas), a former Republican Study Committee chairman and gun owner, also expressed support for the idea.

"I think they should be banned. There's no reason for a typical gun owner to own anything that converts a semi-automatic to something that behaves like an automatic," Flores told The Hill.

Multiple Democrats in the House and Senate have already introduced legislation to ban bump stocks.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein Dianne Emiel FeinsteinMcConnell says Trump nominee to replace Ginsburg will get Senate vote Top Democrats call for DOJ watchdog to probe Barr over possible 2020 election influence Intensifying natural disasters do little to move needle on climate efforts MORE (Calif.), the ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, is spearheading the version in the upper chamber.

Reps. David Cicilline David Nicola CicillineClark rolls out endorsements in assistant Speaker race Races heat up for House leadership posts The folly of Cicilline's 'Glass-Steagall for Tech' MORE (D-R.I.) and Dina Titus (D-Nev.), who represents Las Vegas, introduced similar legislation on Wednesday.

“No person should possess a device that turns a semi-automatic rifle into the equivalent of a machine gun," Cicilline said in a statement.

Current law already bans the purchase of fully automatic weapons manufactured after 1986.