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At least half of US states now outlaw devices that convert pistols into machine guns

The bipartisan push in Alabama, the latest state to outlaw Glock switches, came after police said they believed conversion devices had been used in recent fatal shootings.

FILE – A semi-automatic pistol with a conversion device installed making it fully automatic is fired as four empty shell casings fly out of the weapon, at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), National Services Center, Thursday, March 2, 2023, in Martinsburg, W.Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
FILE – A semi-automatic pistol with a conversion device installed making it fully automatic is fired as four empty shell casings fly out of the weapon, at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), National Services Center, Thursday, March 2, 2023, in Martinsburg, W.Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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A gun outfitted with a switch can fire dozens of bullets in mere seconds.

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