Federal agents, prosecutors going after machine-gun conversion devices in Tennessee
Associated Press
23-05-22 22:59
More than two dozen people have been convicted of possessing "switches" which transform semi-automatic firearms into machine guns in Tennessee, according to U.S. attorney Kevin Ritz. The devices, which can be made on 3D printers and bought online, have exacerbated rising gun violence in the state, said Ritz. Seven of the 15 people convicted of firearms-related crime have already received sentences of up to eight-and-a-half years in prison, while nine others have been charged with offences related to switches.