A tiny, cheap device known as a "Glock switch" or a "machine gun conversion device" allows criminals to convert a handgun into a machine gun and unleash 30-plus rounds in seconds, federal authorities ...

New York state lawmakers and law enforcement officials are pushing for a bill that aims to curtail the spread of homemade devices that can turn average firearms into machine guns capable of spraying ...

The US Department of Justice is turning its eye to the 3D printing industry that is fueling the creation of devices that convert semi-automatic guns into fully automatic weapons. The announcement came ...

"These are weapons of war," said the dad of a teen killed in a hail of 89 shots. Just weeks before he was killed along with three others in a hail of gunfire at a Sweet 16 birthday party in Dadeville, ...

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 ...

An Oregon bill that would ban devices that Democrats say allow regular guns to transform into “machine guns” — spraying many hundreds of bullets per minute — passed the Senate Friday and awaits Gov.

While it is generally illegal to possess a machine gun, a federal report shows thousands are possessed legally. A report from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives shows that as of ...