A new state law banning rapid fire devices that turn guns from semi-automatic to fully automatic weapons went into effect Friday.

Democratic members of the state Senate Judiciary Committee pushed for Senate Bill 243 , which passed in June along party lines, with Republicans contending it would punish law-abiding gun owners and infringe upon their Second Amendment rights.

The law focuses on rapid fire activators that increase a gun’s shooting speed. This includes bump stocks – devices attached to semi-automatic rifles that use recoil to fire multiple bullets rapidly – and switches attached to the rear of a gun’s slide, often Glock pistols, making it capable of firing in quick succession.

In particular, switches, also known as auto sears, have been prevalent in Portland . Police s

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