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  2. Yes, ‘Glock Switches’ Can Turn a Firearm Into an Automatic Weapon

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    Under 26 U.S. Code § 5845(b), devices designed to allow for the automatic firing of weapons are themselves considered “machineguns,” which are unlawful to possess or transfer, with very few ...

  3. Gun conversion devices that turn pistols into automatic ...

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    A new device, easily purchased online, that can turn a semi-automatic pistol into a fully automatic weapon is drawing serious concern from law enforcement officials.

  4. A tiny and cheap device called a 'Glock switch' lets ... - AOL

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    Handguns and rifles illegally modified with devices called “Glock switches” to become machine guns have proliferated, officials say. The devices are tiny, cheap and easy to install.

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    A 1985 study of 1,800 incarcerated felons showed that criminals at the time preferred revolvers and other non-semi-automatic firearms over semi-automatic firearms. [10] A change in preferences towards semi-automatic pistols occurred in the early 1990s, coinciding with the arrival of crack cocaine and rise of violent youth gangs. [11]

  6. List of .45 caliber handguns - Wikipedia

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    Lewis Automatic Pistol .45 ACP United States: 1919 M15 pistol: Rock Island Arsenal.45 ACP United States: 1972 M1911: Colt Manufacturing Company.45 ACP United States: 1911 M1917 Revolver: Colt Manufacturing Company Smith & Wesson.45 ACP (11.43×23mm) .45 Auto Rim United States: 1917 MAC-10: Military Armament Corporation: 9×19mm Parabellum.45 ...

  7. Semi-automatic firearm - Wikipedia

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    The Colt AR-15, a type of semi-automatic rifle. A semi-automatic firearm, also called a self-loading or autoloading firearm (fully automatic and selective fire firearms are also variations on self-loading firearms), is a repeating firearm whose action mechanism automatically loads a following round of cartridge into the chamber and prepares it for subsequent firing, but requires the shooter to ...

  8. What to know about switches, the device driving a rise in ...

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    Milwaukee police have recovered more switches, which can make guns fully automatic, every year since 2019.

  9. Pocket pistol - Wikipedia

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    The first widely used and successfully semi-automatic .25 ACP pocket pistols were the FN Model 1905, Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket and later the Baby Browning. The FN 1905 was designed and marketed along with .25 ACP cartridge in 1905. The M1905 is a very small 7-shot, striker-fired, single-action, blow-back operated semi-automatic pistol. It ...