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Memphis mother urges state ban on Glock conversion devices; committee delays vote
Summary
A Memphis woman told the Senate Judiciary Committee her son suffered fatal injuries from an automatic-conversion device and urged passage of Senate Bill 9-57, a state ban on Glock switches. The committee agreed to accept testimony but declined to vote, deferring consideration to next week’s gun-bill calendar.
Janice Walker, who identified herself as the founder of Mothers On A Mission, told the Senate Judiciary Committee about the 2023 shooting death of her son and urged support for Senate Bill 9-57, a state ban on Glock conversion devices that make semi-automatic pistols fire automatically.
“His fingers looked as if they had exploded at the tips,” Walker said, describing the…
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