Eleventh Circuit Says Machine Guns Are Not Protected by the Second Amendment

Summary

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in *United States v. Maxon Alsenat* that machine guns and machine gun conversion devices, such as "Glock switches," are not protected by the Second Amendment. The court affirmed Maxon Alsenat's conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 922(o)(1), reasoning that machine guns are "dangerous and unusual" weapons, consistent with *District of Columbia v. Heller* and *Bruen*.