JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - In 2024, a deputy from the George County Sheriff’s Department lost his life in the line of duty during a traffic stop.
Deputy Jeremy Malone was sprayed with bullets from a weapon equipped with a Glock switch.
His tragic death helped push through legislation making the use of Glock switches against both state law and federal law.
Now, there’s another semi-automatic conversion device that is causing concern.
Additionally, it is something that can be legally bought.
This device is called a forced reset trigger or FRT.
You have seen what a Glock Switch or auto sear does to a semi-automatic weapon. It is an attachment that turns the firearm into a machine gun, which is against federal law.
In 2024, state lawmakers enacted House Bill 903 - also known as the “Depu