現在，美國大多數州取消將手槍轉換為機槍的設備

在新墨西哥州，警察和檢察官支持將手槍轉換為機槍的設備。在阿拉巴馬州，州長將其作為優先事項。

The new legislation in Alabama and New Mexico follows a federal law that has, for decades, banned machine guns and any parts designed to transform semiautomatic weapons into automatic ones.

阿拉巴馬州和新墨西哥州的新立法遵循了一項聯邦法律，該法律已被禁止使用機槍和任何旨在將半自動武器轉變為自動武器的零件。

However, a recent rise in violent crime and the recovery of so-called Glock switches by police and prosecutors has prompted both parties to agree on outlawing the devices.

但是，最近的暴力犯罪和警察和檢察官所謂的格洛克開關的恢復促使雙方同意取締設備的同意。

At least half of U.S. states now have similar laws prohibiting the possession of such devices, a list that has grown over the past decade as law enforcement officers have found more of the tiny yet powerful devices attached to guns.

現在，至少有一半的美國州有類似的法律禁止擁有此類設備，這一清單在過去十年中已逐漸增長，因為執法人員發現了更多槍支附屬的小而強大的設備。

Here’s a closer look:

這是一個更近的外觀：

What does federal law say?

聯邦法律怎麼說？

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.

美國法律將機槍定義為一種武器，該武器會自動用一次拉力扳機發射超過一個鏡頭。該定義還包括旨在將武器轉換為機槍的任何零件。

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.

聯邦法律禁止擁有1986年以後製造的機槍，除了執法部門，軍隊和某些持牌經銷商外。幾乎所有轉換設備都是非法的，因為它們是最近製造的。

People convicted of possessing machine guns and conversion devices can face up to 10 years in prison.

被判擁有機槍和轉換裝置的人最多可以被判入獄10年。

What is a Glock switch?

什麼是Glock開關？

A Glock switch is one type of a machine gun conversion device. It’s a metal or plastic piece, about the size of a coin, that attaches to the back of Glock pistol, a brand that is popular with both police and criminals. The switch interferes with a gun’s internal trigger components so that it fires continuously when the trigger is pulled back and held.

Glock開關是一種機槍轉換設備的一種類型。它是金屬或塑料件，大約是硬幣的大小，它附在Glock手槍的後部，該品牌在警察和罪犯都很受歡迎。開關干擾了槍的內部扳機組件，因此當扳機向後拉並保持時，它會連續觸發。

A gun outfitted with a switch can fire dozens of bullets in mere seconds, similar to a factory-made machine gun.

配備開關的槍可以在短短幾秒鐘內發射數十枚子彈，類似於工廠製造的機槍。

Other brands of pistols that mimic Glocks also can be converted to machine guns. So can some semiautomatic rifles. Such conversion devices also are referred to as auto sears, selector switches or chips.

模仿Glocks的其他手槍品牌也可以轉換為機槍。一些半自動步槍也可以。此類轉換設備也稱為自動SEARS，選擇器開關或芯片。

What does the data indicate?

數據指示什麼？

The use of auto sears spiked in the past decade, partly because they can be made inexpensively with 3D printers.

在過去的十年中，使用自動SEARS峰值，部分是因為它們可以用3D打印機廉價地製成。

From 2012 to 2016, just 814 machine gun conversion parts were taken into custody by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. That swelled to 5,454 from 2017-2021.

從2012年到2016年，酒精，煙草，槍支和炸藥只有814個機槍轉換零件被拘留。從2017 - 2021年開始膨脹至5,454。

In January, former President Joe Biden’s administration said 12,360 suspected machine gun conversion devices had been recovered in the U.S. and submitted to the ATF during a roughly 34-month period ending in October 2024.

一月份，前總統喬·拜登（Joe Biden）政府表示，在美國的大約34個月期間，在美國已回收了12,360個涉嫌機槍轉換裝置，並在2024年10月的大約34個月內提交給ATF。

Five states including Florida, Illinois, Texas, Montana and North Dakota accounted for nearly half that total.

包括佛羅里達州，伊利諾伊州，德克薩斯州，蒙大拿州和北達科他州在內的五個州佔總數的一半。

What have states been doing?

各州在做什麼？

Alabama is the latest state to outlaw Glock switches. A law signed this month by Republican Gov. Kay Ivey makes possessing parts designed to convert pistols into machine guns a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

阿拉巴馬州是禁止格洛克開關的最新州。共和黨州長凱·艾維（Kay Ivey）本月簽署的一項法律使旨在將手槍轉換為機槍的零件可判處最高10年監禁。

The bipartisan push in Alabama came after police said they believed conversion devices had been used in fatal shootings, including one in September that killed four and injured 17 people outside a Birmingham lounge.

在警方說，他們認為conversion依設備已被用於致命槍擊事件，其中包括9月份的一人在伯明翰休息室以外造成17人受傷，包括一起槍擊事件，其中包括一起槍擊事件。

Democratic New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a law in February making possession of a weapon conversion device a felony punishable by up to three years in prison.

新墨西哥州民主黨州州長米歇爾·盧揚·格里森（Michelle Lujan Grisham）在2月簽署了一項法律，使武器轉換裝置具有最高三年監禁的重罪。

Similar legislation passed the New Jersey General Assembly last week and now heads to the Senate. Bills also are pending in other states.

類似的立法上週通過了新澤西大會，現在前往參議院。法案在其他州也在審理中。

Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed a law last year making auto sears illegal. But Youngkin vetoed legislation this past week that would have broadened an existing ban on “trigger activators” to cover additional devices that increase firing rates of semiautomatic weapons.

共和黨人弗吉尼亞州州長格倫·楊金（Gle​​nn Youngkin）去年簽署了一項法律，使自動人士違法。但是，在過去的一周中，Youngkin否決了立法，該立法將擴大對“觸發激活者”的禁令，以涵蓋增加半自動武器發射速率的其他設備。

What do gun control advocates want?

槍支管制倡導者想要什麼？