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The Jan. 28 shootout — which left three officers wounded — was the latest in a rising number of shootings police say criminals are committing with so-called “Glock switches,” nickel-size devices that allow trigger pullers to essentially turn legal, semi-automatic handguns into machine guns.On Thursday, authorities announced federal charges against the alleged gunman, Roland Caballero, as well as 18 other unrelated cases involving firearms illegally modified with “Glock switches.
“The charges announced today are a sobering reminder of the dangers faced everyday by law enforcement officers around this country,” said Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco. “The defendant allegedly shot and wounded three HPD officers with a pistol that was converted into a machine gun. The Department of Justice is focused on taking violent criminals off the street and doing so by working side by side with our state and local law enforcement partners.
The shooting last month of the three police officers was the latest in Houston. Last year, a gunman shot and killed 54-year-old Officer William “Bill” Jeffrey with a similarly-modified weapon. “If an individual can go to a gun store and buy a gun, they can own a machine gun,” said Ronnie Yeates, a Magnolia-based attorney who specializes in firearms laws. “But there are more hoops to jump through.”Houston’s rate of unsolved murders is soaring. Experts say the police department is to blame.
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