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 ...

WASHINGTON (WJLA) — Criminals are turning handguns into machine guns and all it takes is $20 and or a 3D printer. These illegal handgun conversion devices are commonly referred to as “Glock switches” ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. INDIANAPOLIS — Indy police have seen a rise ...

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 ...

Widgets that convert pistols to machine guns are spreading in popularity around SC. Police and prosecutors are trying to ...

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.

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 ...

EVANSVILLE –– Just months after Vanderburgh County set up what it called a Crime Gun Intelligence Center, officials claim the agency helped seize more than 60 “machine gun conversion devices” and an ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — Law enforcement across the country ...

The devices often are advertised with the false assertion the purchase and possession of the devices are lawful. The possession, manufacture and/or sale of machine gun conversion devices without ...

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 ...

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 ...