The proliferation of devices known by nicknames such as Glock switches, auto sears and chips has allowed people to transform legal semi-automatic weapons into more dangerous guns.
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Eleven-year-old Domonic Davis was tragically killed in a shooting near his home in Cincinnati. The incident, which injured four other children and a woman, remains under investigation. Federal authorities suspect the weapon used was illegally converted to fire like a machine gun, a trend fueled by the availability of conversion devices made with 3D printers or ordered online. This case underscores the urgent need for measures to address gun violence and the proliferation of such dangerous weapons.
Machine guns have been tightly regulated in the U.S. since the bloody violence of Prohibition-era gangsters like Al Capone. But in the last several years, a proliferation of tiny pieces