The ATF says the number of machine gun conversion devices seized by law enforcement rose 570% from 2017 to 2021, and early figures from 2023 show another huge jump.
There’s also a reason the police and military don’t buy pistols like this, you can’t hit what you’re aiming at, and the gun will be empty in less than 2 seconds. Generally unsafe for all involved including the shooter.
It’s not important in terms of sustained fire. It’s important because at that rate you are going to rip the person you are shooting at (if you can).
It makes it more deadly than trying to pull the trigger real fast with accuracy. Achievable with lots of training.
There is a reason Glock and Beretta have designed pistols that do this out of the factory for police and military.
There’s also a reason the police and military don’t buy pistols like this, you can’t hit what you’re aiming at, and the gun will be empty in less than 2 seconds. Generally unsafe for all involved including the shooter.
Yeah, they probably liked the potential of a pocket machine gun but in practice saw that it was rarely practical.
There are some seriously compact machine pistols with deployable braces which are likely much better choices today.