Columbus Police Sgt. Brett Slaughter holds a "switch" used to turn a handgun into a machine gun. He said the devices are not legal in the United States, but the Police have taken more than two dozen ...

At Indianapolis crime scenes, an increasing number of devices that turn semiautomatic guns into fully automatic firearms are popping up, causing concern among local police. A machine gun conversion ...

A Glock pistol with an illegal conversion device, sometimes referred to as a Glock switch. The small piece, which is illegal and not manufactured by Glock, can convert a semi-automatic pistol into a ...

A bill to ban devices that convert semi-automatic handguns to automatic fire has support from Alabama lawmakers in both parties, even in a statehouse generally leery of any restrictions on firearms.

In 1987, a 22-year-old Venezuelan named Jorge Leon invented a small metal insert that could turn the Glock 17 semi-automatic pistol into a fully automatic machine gun with the flick of a switch. Leon ...

A Pulaski County man pleaded guilty to possessing a machine gun in federal court Thursday in a multi-defendant case involving one other individual who was also charged with possession of a machine gun ...