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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This Glock pistol with an extended magazine was found near a suspect fatally shot by Indianapolis Metropolitan Police earlier this ...

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 ...

Back in October, we talked about Glock switches, a small device that turns a semi-automatic handgun into a machine gun: one pull of the trigger, and it sprays bullets until the magazine is empty. Even ...

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. Here’s what to know about ...

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.

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 ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - A Glock pistol rigged to fire like a machine gun... it’s a firearm that Shreveport Police calls the most dangerous weapon on the city’s streets right now. On shooting scenes ...

Well before running for office, I knew the unconscionable pain caused by gun violence. I served as a high school social studies teacher in Montgomery Public Schools from 2012-2014. In the years since, ...