quik background : started car , backed out of driveway , engaged 1st & stalled !! would not then or now start !

since i hear the fuel pump activating , should i assume the pump filter is clogged ? i had the "bucking" , so this is fuel-pump related ?

if it is the filter , could i just remove it in some way & preserve the use of the pump as i read in a search that someone here stated it was an unecessary part of the unit .

i have replaced the fuel filter recently so it's not that .

GIVE ME ANY SUGGESTIONS before i spend all my Rent money on some mechanic scanning & tearing it apart !