Pasadena police arrest a man accused of modifying a gun is coming in the midst of a major Supreme Court decision on bump stocks.A Houston man is in jail after being accused of having a pistol that was converted into a machine gun with just one small device.According to court records, Pasadena police officers, who had been investigating an organized theft ring, found stacks of stolen clothing in a room rented by Bell.
Bell is a felon on parole until February 2024 for burglary of a habitation, according to online records. Just having a gun as a felon is illegal. The Houston area has seen an uptick in equipment that modifies weapons to make them rapid-fire. In 2022, 13 Investigates tookABC13 learned of Bell's case on the same day the Supreme Court decided to weigh in on whether "bump stocks," which, like switches, allow semi-automatic rifles to fire more quickly, are illegal.