Federal law enforcement officials describe switches as “a plague to our community.”
So what’s a switch? Officials say it’s an inch-long device that converts a semi-automatic gun into a fully automatic weapon. …
The ATF representative first fired 15 rounds from a semi-automatic gun, which took a little less than four seconds to complete.
Then, a pistol with the switch took .64 seconds to fire the same number of rounds.
“These switches are just a simple piece of plastic,” ATF Special Agent Charge Mike Weddel said. “They’re 3D printed, or often they’re imported from other countries.”
The U.S. Attorney’s Office said the use of switches, which are generally inserted into the butt of a gun, is on the rise in the State of Texas. …
“It is a machine that causes death and destruction without much precision,” U.S. Attorney of the Southern District of Texas Alamdar Hamdani said. “That’s scary.”
Hamdani added that the U.S. Attorney’s Office is partnering with Crime Stoppers in an “Operation Texas Kill Switch” initiative.
The crime initiative runs through the end of August. It allows anonymous citizens to receive a reward if the information they give to Crime Stoppers leads to the arrest of someone possessing a switch.
— KTRK in Feds Warns Houstonians About Rising Gun Trend in Texas, Calling It ‘A Plague to Our Community’
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15 rounds in 0.64 seconds. That’s a cyclical rate of over 1200 rounds per minute. Dubious, and highly unlikely.
“It is a machine that causes death and destruction without much precision,” U.S. Attorney of the Southern District of Texas Alamdar Hamdani said. “That’s scary.”
Actually, given the lack of precision (and general controllability – esp one-handed gangsta style)…..
And even if it was precision based… all 15 rounds are going into one person (spray and pray is not precision).
“5 rounds in 0.64 seconds. That’s a cyclical rate of over 1200 rounds per minute. Dubious, and highly unlikely.”
Wrong, that’s for real, the Uzi has that kind of cyclical rate, and the mass of a Glock slide is a small fraction of the Uzi’s. Lighter is faster.
I’m just pissed they aren’t offering a buy-back, I’d probably buy a 3-D printer if that’s the case…)
(The last was a joke, ATF Agent ‘Steve’… 🙂 )
“That’s a cyclical rate of over 1200 rounds per minute.”
See for yourself :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsZzg3-uAVI
Yeah, but will DoJ actually prosecute and seek serious jail time in such cases, especially if the perp’s are “disadvantaged youths” from “preferred” demographic groups? Or illegal aliens who might get deported (especially to El Salvador, where they have solved their gang problem by, mirable dictu, incarcerating criminals) if such charges stuck?
I’m not holding my breath.
Not to mention that the ATF pansies would rather orchestrate the murder of a harmless white guy in his home than have to actually go out and arrest real criminals.
These switches are heavy too! They can add as much as 10 heavy boxes’ worth of weight.
And they also make it possible to add a bayonet and a chainsaw attachment as well.
One inch long. In the butt.