Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A "switch," also known as a conversion device, or sear, or "giggle switch," as displayed by ATF, with an imprint falsely ...

CHICAGO — Law enforcement across the country, including in the Chicago area, are working to combat a dangerous trend of criminals using small devices that turn a semi-automatic handgun into a fully ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A tiny device called a switch can turn a Glock handgun into a weapon of war, and law enforcement says they’re infiltrating the Mid-South. The official name is a machine gun conversion ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — A D.C. man has been charged with a felony act of possessing a machine gun -- becoming the first person convicted at trial under the Secure DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024 law.

SAN ANTONIO — Federal authorities plan to crack down on machine gun conversion devices – also known as "auto sears" or "switches" – as part of a new initiative announced Monday in San Antonio.

Shyheem Jaqun DuPont, a 24-year-old Charlotte man, was sentenced Tuesday to 30 months in prison for illegally possessing a ...

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 ...

ANNAPOLIS. IT IS A UNIQUE APPROACH. GUN SAFETY ADVOCATES ARE TAKING AIM AT GUN MAKERS. THE PROPOSED LAW PROHIBITS GUNS TO BE SOLD IN MARYLAND UNLESS MANUFACTURERS MAKE THEM HARDER TO BE CONVERTED INTO ...

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 ...

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 ...