New Mississippi Law Prohibits the Manufacturing, Possession and Use of Machine Gun Conversion Devices (Glock Switches), Named After Fallen George County Sheriff's Deputy Jeremy Malone

The Mississippi Legislature recently passed House Bill 903, which was subsequently signed and approved by Governor Tate Reeves and will go into effect on July 1, 2024.

HB903 creates a new criminal statute, Section 97-35-39, of the Mississippi Code of 1972, which criminalizes the manufacture, possession and use of machine gun conversion devices, also known as "Glock switches."

A Glock switch is an often 3-D printed device that allows a semi-automatic rifle or pistol to be fired fully-automatically, meaning the gun's entire ammunition magazine can be fired from the weapon with one trigger pull in a matter of seconds. The device alters the gun in such a way that the trigger bar is prevented from catching its firing pin, thus allowing multiple rounds to be fired without additional trigger pulls.

A person convicted of a first offense in violation of the new law will be guilty of a felony, and possibly imprisoned for a term of up to 10 years, and/or fined up to $10,000.00.

A second or subsequent offender could be imprisoned for up to 15 years, and/or receive a fine of up to $20,000.00.

It is already a federal crime to possess or use a Glock switch, however, this new law allows state district attorneys to prosecute cases that involve local crimes.

The new law will be known as the "Jeremy Todd Malone Law," named after the fallen George County sheriff's deputy. Malone was tragically killed during a traffic stop.

A full copy of the text can be found here: https://legiscan.com/MS/text/HB903/id/2988684