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 FBI says machine gun conversion devices, or switches, are on the rise in Wisconsin – and becoming part of daily investigations. A switch is an illegal device that can turn a regular semi-automatic ...

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 ...

SLIDELL, La. — They are illegal, deadly, and federal agents are finding them on the streets of New Orleans and Jefferson Parish. According to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, criminals are ...

Gun safety advocacy groups packed Lawyers Mall to push for passage of a bill taking aim at do-it-yourself machine guns. The ...

A half-inch piece of plastic is making Texas much more dangerous. It’s called a machine gun conversion device, or “switch.” Switches transform regular handguns, which require a separate trigger pull ...

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 ...

SAN ANTONIO Today, U.S. Attorneys for the Western, Northern, Southern, and Eastern Districts of Texas announced, “Operation Texas Kill Switch,” a statewide initiative targeting illegal machinegun ...

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 ...

A Marietta man was indicted last week after he brought an altered gun onto Georgia Tech’s campus that would have allowed the user to fire more than 1,000 rounds per minute, federal prosecutors said.

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 ...