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Senator Love urges ban on easily converted ‘switch’ devices used to turn pistols into machine guns
Summary
Senator Sarah Love told the Judiciary Committee SB 334 would target a narrow design of semi‑automatic pistols that can be turned into machine guns with a small ‘switch,’ add exceptions for law enforcement and family transfers, and require Maryland State Police to produce a list of covered models.
Senator Sarah Love presented Senate Bill 334 on April 1, telling the House Judiciary Committee the measure addresses semi‑automatic pistols that, because of design features, can be converted into machine guns with a small quarter‑size device commonly called a switch. Love cited federal guidance from the ATFE and described incidents in which such conversions multiplied the potential for high rates of fire.
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