By Breitbart News Network | Created at 2026-08-05 18:37:25 | Updated at 2026-08-06 01:37:22
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On August 4, 2026, the American Bar Association (ABA) was at the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) to push a gun control that New York has already adopted.
The NYSBA announced that ABA “passed a resolution… urging federal, state and local governments to ban conversion devices on firearms.”
The announcement centered on “Glock switches,” which are popular with gangs and street criminals known to shoot indiscriminately at people.
The problem with the push to ban the switches is that they are already banned. EverytownResearch.org, part of Mike Bloomberg-affiliated Everytown for Gun Safety, notes that “Glock switches” and “auto sears” are illegal in New York.
Moreover, they are illegal at the state-level in 29 other states.
Additionally, the switches face prohibitions federally. The Associated Press pointed out:
U.S. law defines a machine gun as a weapon that automatically fires more than one shot with a single pull of a trigger. The definition also includes any parts designed to convert a weapon into a machine gun.
Federal law prohibits possessing machine guns made after 1986, with some exceptions for law enforcement, the military, and certain licensed dealers. Nearly all conversion devices are illegal because they were made more recently.
People convicted of possessing machine guns and conversion devices can face up to 10 years in prison.
Despite these pre-existing gun controls on “Glock switches” at the federal and state level, the ABA is calling on federal and state governments to pass gun controls targeting “Glock switches.”
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