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Assembly hears AB 1127 to bar sale of semiautomatic handguns designed for easy conversion to automatic fire
Summary
AB 1127 would ban semiautomatic handguns whose design makes them easily convertible to automatic fire; sponsors said the change targets a narrow design problem used in recent mass shootings while opponents argued such bans risk constitutional challenges and that nearly any semiautomatic pistol could be modified.
Assemblymember Gabriel presented AB 1127, aimed at preventing semiautomatic handguns that can be readily converted to fully automatic fire from being manufactured or sold in California.
"Automatic weapons are exceptionally lethal," Gabriel said. "Some semiautomatic firearms feature a dangerous design element allowing them to be converted to automatic weapons through the attachment of an easy-to-use device known…
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