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Experts urge state ban on auto sears, force‑reset triggers and other conversion devices
Summary
A policy attorney from Giffords outlined how bump stocks, auto sears and force‑reset triggers convert semi‑automatic firearms into near‑automatic weapons, cited ATF seizure data and recent court rulings, and urged Oregon to adopt state bans similar to other West Coast states.
Ethan Murray, a policy attorney at Giffords, briefed the Judiciary committees on rapid‑fire conversion devices and urged state action to ban several devices now in circulation.
Murray explained the operational differences among bump stocks, auto sears and force‑reset triggers (FRTs). He noted the Supreme Court recently overturned the ATF regulation classifying bump stocks as machine guns in Garland v.…
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