Today's mass shooting is in...........

[AztecAlien]

BTW, the weapons used in the Birmingham shootings were hand guns. 

 

 

[RSF]

On 9/26/2024 at 9:16 AM, AztecAlien said:

BTW, the weapons used in Birmingham shootings were hand guns. 

 

The people who opened fire in a mass shooting in Birmingham, Alabama, late Saturday are suspected of using “conversion devices” in carrying out the attack, and over 100 shell casings were collected at the scene, according to a preliminary investigation from police.

The shooting, which left four dead and 17 injured, is just the latest spurt of mass violence made possible by the small part known as a “conversion device,” “Glock switch” or “auto sear.”

Whatever the term, the devices have the power to transform a handgun into a fully automatic firearm. And they have spread rapidly through the US in recent years, upping casualty counts and adding a new concern for the public and law enforcement.

 

“Glock switches are the number one public safety issue in our city and State,” Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin said in a Facebook post on Sunday.

Birmingham Police Chief Scott Thurmond called the devices “a huge problem,” adding they were still investigating whether the shooters used a switch or another type of weapon.

[Old_SD_Dude]

On 9/9/2024 at 11:09 AM, azgreg said:

To be fair they're not wrong. I see many arguments from anti-gun folks who want to ban assault rifles and mention the AR in AR-15. When you're trying to debate an issue it's important to have your facts and terminology in order. That's one thing the pro gun rights folks have on their side. They're generally more educated on the guns themselves along with past legislation. They're just far more versed on the topic than anti-gun folks. Remember, an off the shelf AR-15 is nothing more than a small caliber semi automatic rifle with surrounded by a lot of fancy plastic bits. It operated exactly like this rifle:

Not really accurate to say that an AR-15 “..operated exactly like” a Mini-14. Sure they both fire .233 ammunition and are semi-automatic, but the mechanisms of the two are very different. The Mini-14 is scaled-down M-14, which is a further development of the M-1. The AR-15 is descended from the Armalite and the M-16. Completely different.

[Hashbrowns]

On 9/26/2024 at 7:17 AM, RSF said:

Whatever the term, the devices have the power to transform a handgun into a fully automatic firearm. And they have spread rapidly through the US in recent years, upping casualty counts and adding a new concern for the public and law enforcement.

$50 or can be 3D printed.

https://www.wsj.com/us-news/illegal-glock-switch-mississippi-shooting-f5471416#:~:text=Glock switches are about the,quickly on 3-D printers.
 

 

[Hashbrowns]

I would think you’d burn the shit out of your hands after more than a few dozen rounds? This dude melts the guide rod after 1272 rounds at full auto.