A "switch," also known as a conversion device, or sear, or "giggle switch," as displayed by ATF, with an imprint falsely suggesting it was made by Glock. The switch converts a semiautomatic handgun or ...

The earsplitting, heart-stopping roar of fully automatic weapons hasn't been often heard on America's streets since Congress largely outlawed them in 1934. But now it's back, owing to a small device ...

Police investigate a mass shooting that erupted on June 2, 2024, that left one man dead and 28 people injured at a large street party in Akron, Ohio. automation Just weeks before he was killed along ...

A 19-year-old Hudsonville man has pleaded guilty to possession and transfer of a machine gun, the U.S. Attorney's Office for ...

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Local and federal law enforcement agencies in Kentucky are supporting a House bill that would restrict the possession and use of switch attachments for guns.

In New Mexico, police and prosecutors backed an effort to outlaw devices that convert pistols into machine guns. In Alabama, the governor made it a priority. Lawmakers in both states — one led by ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — A small plastic part that can be made at home in an hour and installed in 60 seconds can "switch" a semi-automatic handgun into an illegal machine gun and the DOJ is working to get ...

Update:On April 20, Gov. Eric Holcomb signed HB 1365 into law. A concerning trend has emerged at Indianapolis crime scenes. Semi-automatic handguns have been found modified and given the ability to ...

HOUSTON — U.S. Attorneys in Texas are taking aim at machine gun conversion devices, often referred to as “switches.” U.S. Attorneys Alamdar S. Hamdani, Leigha Simonton, Damien Diggs and Jaime Esparza ...

A Peoria, Illinois, man, Anthony Q. Johnson, 19, of the 1100 block of North Flora Avenue, was sentenced on August 2 to 50 months in federal prison for possessing a handgun equipped with a “Glock ...

Two Boston men accused of selling a dozen machine gun conversion devices, also known as “switches,” were indicted by a federal grand jury Monday. Elijah Navarro, 24, and Michael Wilkerson, 22, are ...