The devices, sometimes referred to as Glock switches, enable handguns to act like machine guns, firing more than one shot with a single pull of the trigger.

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The legislation makes it a state crime to possess the devices, which turn semi-automatic firearms into automatic ones.

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The law, which goes into effect immediately, targets devices that turn semiautomatic handguns into makeshift machine guns.

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Those devices, some called "Glock switches," can be installed on handguns to automatically fire more than one shot, without manual reloading, by a single pull of the trigger.