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Witnesses say Oregon should ban conversion devices that make semi-automatics fire like machine guns
Summary
A Giffords policy attorney and others described bump stocks, auto sears and forced-reset triggers as conversion devices that accelerate firing rates; they said federal administrative attempts to ban such devices have been legally vulnerable and urged state bans.
A Giffords policy attorney told the joint Judiciary committees that several devices that convert semi-automatic firearms into near-automatic fire — bump stocks, auto sears ("switches") and forced-reset triggers (FRTs) — present heightened public-safety risks and that states can act to ban them.
Ethan Murray described bump stocks and auto sears, including a demonstration video shown to the committees comparing a…
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