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I saw this during my routine morning news scan. Mods please move to the relevant place. I am very new at posting news.
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Proposed legislation in New York could make the state in the nation the first to block gun makers from selling pistols if they don’t take measures to prevent them from being able to be converted to fire like machine guns.
The bill is set to be introduced Tuesday. It was drafted in response to the growing use of the attachments, called “pistol converters” or “Glock switches,” that are placed on popular semiautomatic pistols such as those made by Glock, said the bill’s sponsor, state Sen. Zellnor Myrie, a Democrat who represents a Brooklyn district.
The devices, about the size of a thumbnail, allow shooters to fire all the rounds in a magazine by just holding down the trigger, similar to a machine gun. The New York legislation highlights growing concern by police over the increased use of Glock switches in shootings—and killings—across the U.S.
“Glock’s handguns are uniquely susceptible to being easily converted into illegal machine guns, making them a weapon of choice for criminals seeking to spray hundreds of bullets and inflict maximum damage,” said Nick Suplina, senior vice president for Law and Policy at Everytown for Gun Safety. “This legislation is about putting Glock on notice.”
Tom King, president of the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, a pro-Second Amendment group, said such legislative proposals show that many politicians don’t understand how guns operate. Many Glocks are already in civilian hands across the country, he said. If Glock did modify its gun to prohibit the switches, “I guarantee you there’s an engineer out there or a self-taught gunsmith out there who is going to work a way around it,” he said.
my thoughts:
I think many anti-gun laws pass because they don't affect current owners. It's a hidden knife, and those cause the most damage.
excerpts:
Proposed legislation in New York could make the state in the nation the first to block gun makers from selling pistols if they don’t take measures to prevent them from being able to be converted to fire like machine guns.
The bill is set to be introduced Tuesday. It was drafted in response to the growing use of the attachments, called “pistol converters” or “Glock switches,” that are placed on popular semiautomatic pistols such as those made by Glock, said the bill’s sponsor, state Sen. Zellnor Myrie, a Democrat who represents a Brooklyn district.
The devices, about the size of a thumbnail, allow shooters to fire all the rounds in a magazine by just holding down the trigger, similar to a machine gun. The New York legislation highlights growing concern by police over the increased use of Glock switches in shootings—and killings—across the U.S.
“Glock’s handguns are uniquely susceptible to being easily converted into illegal machine guns, making them a weapon of choice for criminals seeking to spray hundreds of bullets and inflict maximum damage,” said Nick Suplina, senior vice president for Law and Policy at Everytown for Gun Safety. “This legislation is about putting Glock on notice.”
Tom King, president of the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, a pro-Second Amendment group, said such legislative proposals show that many politicians don’t understand how guns operate. Many Glocks are already in civilian hands across the country, he said. If Glock did modify its gun to prohibit the switches, “I guarantee you there’s an engineer out there or a self-taught gunsmith out there who is going to work a way around it,” he said.
my thoughts:
I think many anti-gun laws pass because they don't affect current owners. It's a hidden knife, and those cause the most damage.
