Advancing GOP-sponsored bill would ban machine gun ‘conversion’ devices

By: Liam Niemeyer

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: February 24, 2026

Words: 338

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago

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A committee-approved bill would enable Kentucky law enforcement to seize devices that convert semi-automatic firearms into automatic weapons, an effort led by a member of House Republican leadership.

House Majority Whip Jason Nemes, R-Louisville, the primary sponsor of House Bill 299, told members of the Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection House Committee on Tuesday that his legislation would allow local law enforcement to enforce at the state level an existing federal …

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