Instead of one bullet fired when the trigger is pulled, a handgun switch allow multiple rounds to be fired by holding down the trigger. When placed on the back of a gun, these small, simple devices can change a handgun into a mini-machine gun. These locally made switches are being sold on social media apps, including Snapchat, TikTok and Instagram.Ī recent federal undercover investigation in North Texas highlighted the ease to make these illegal devices and the challenges law enforcement faces in stopping it. Many are now being made by the hundreds locally by inexpensive 3D printers in just minutes. No longer are switches just being manufactured overseas and sold online. "This has been a big shift," said Jeffrey Boshek, special agent in charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives (ATF) Dallas Field Division. DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Law enforcement's concerns over proliferation of illegal handgun switches in North Texas is being compounded by use of 3D printers to make them.
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