Posted on 12/06/2023 12:27:42 PM PST by Twotone
The earsplitting, heart-stopping roar of fully automatic weapons hasn’t been often heard on America’s streets since Congress largely outlawed them in 1934. But now it’s back, owing to a small device that is easily plugged into certain handguns and rifles, converting semiautomatic firearms into guns capable of firing 20 bullets in one second — with one pull of the trigger.
In Sacramento last year, a handgun converted into a machine gun was used during a gun battle that left six dead, in what has been called Sacramento’s deadliest mass shooting. In Minneapolis, eight people were wounded in August amid a spray of 40 bullets fired in just seconds. In 2021, a Houston police officer was killed and another wounded by a suspect with a pistol equipped with the device.
And in D.C.’s NoMa neighborhood in August last year, a drug dealer who was shot at returned fire with 24 shots in one burst along North Capitol Street, authorities said. His target, a car that had been used in a drive-by shooting, sped away, while two people were wounded, according to court records.
“It’s incredibly scary,” said Matthew M. Graves, the District’s U.S. attorney, citing the rising number of conversion devices found in the city in recent years. There were 27 guns recovered with the devices in 2021. The number rose to 119 last year, and, as of late October, the number was more than 150, Graves said. Police often find extended magazines attached to the guns, to hold more than the standard 12 or 13 bullets contained in most magazines, and they have even seized round drum magazines, which can hold 50 or more bullets.
“We have no shortage, unfortunately, of crime scenes where we have strong reason to believe...that one of these devices was used,” Graves said.
(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...
It’s amazing that any Americans survived the horrible days of gang violence when they had access to legal machine guns before they were banned.
/s
That’s Nothing , With todays High Speed Transmission Devices, Presstitutes can spread their dangerous propaganda worldwide in seconds without a care in the world about how many Billions they are Deceiving.
That's awful! Why, it should be illegal to convert a handgun into a machine gun.
Oh, it is? Then problem solved.
They were giggling. All I could think of is much money they were spraying around.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
That right there would keep me from buying a machine gun even if they were easily available.
I also belong to an outdoor range. Over on the rifle range I would marvel at the guys who fired a carefully aimed shot. Scoped the hit. Fiddled around. Maybe shoot five or ten rounds while I was emptying my day’s quota of AR-15 shots. Now I know why. When I started 5.56 was 42 cents a round. Now they’re up around a dollar last I checked.
if the “skinny jeans” author ever heard real automatic fire those jeans would NOT be skinny for long.
But a guy on Youtube merely mocking the NFA by talking about how ridiculously easy it is to use a credit-card like template to convert an AR rifle to full auto is arrested, convicted, and sentenced to hard time.
The government's animus is obviously directed at conservatives and not actual criminals because we are their real enemies.
Thanks. When I got my last Covid check, I bought a backup AR and 2000 rounds. I piled the 2000 rounds on top of the other 4000 I had. So I haven’t checked in a while.
My younger brother joined the Army back in the 1980s at age 33. I remember him say the Army was considering making the M-16 fire a 3-round burst instead of full automatic fire because full auto was mainly a waste of ammunition.
Did the Army ever do this?
Arresting and jailing inner city teens for customizing firearms is racist.
Yeah, well twin 50cals are heart stopping and earsplitting and TOTALLY AWESOME!
Yes. On full auto you are inaccurate and can shoot off your entire supply in a very few minutes. Plus it’ll burn out the barrel much faster. They shifted to 3 Rd burst control at some point.
That has always been my practice. A big day on the range might be 10 rounds in a tight group at 100 yards to be certain the scope or irons are properly zeroed.
I’d love to have one but not stupid enough to buy one.
Having experienced firing the Glock 18, I really wouldn't own one. A good semi-auto pistol in 9mm/10mm/45Auto is satisfactory for personal defense.
Gersh Kuntzman, is that you?
Good for you. Apparently others adopted your strategy as well.. We have steel targets at 100 and 200 yds that go gong went hit. I get a kick out of ringing the bell. Gong. Gong. Gong. Not nearly as precise as you though.
I’ve seen these for Glocks. They are regular 9mm pistols, then they stick in 30 round magazines.
I cannot imagine they hit anything after the second bullet, but it sends the rounds down range fast. Then it jams.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.