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This bill amends Arizona's weapon definitions statute by adding a new category to prohibited weapons that includes trigger cranks, bump-fire devices, and accessories designed to accelerate the rate of fire of a semiautomatic rifle. Specifically, the bill introduces language that prohibits any part, component, device, attachment, or accessory that functions to increase the firing speed of a semiautomatic rifle without converting it into a machine gun. The bill references federal definitions for "machine gun" and "semiautomatic rifle" from the United States Code to provide clarity on these terms. By adding this provision to the existing list of prohibited weapons, the legislation aims to restrict devices that can effectively simulate automatic weapon fire, such as bump-fire stocks, which allow a semiautomatic firearm to fire at a much faster rate by using the weapon's recoil energy. This change is part of broader efforts to regulate potentially dangerous firearm modifications that could increase the lethality of semi-automatic weapons.

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https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/81857