Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A "switch," also known as a conversion device, or sear, or "giggle switch," as displayed by ATF, with an imprint falsely ...
Local and regional law enforcement officials are supporting a bill that would create a state criminal penalty for possessing devices that convert handguns into automatic weapons.
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 ...
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Local and federal law enforcement agencies in Kentucky are supporting a House bill that would restrict the possession and use of switch attachments for guns.
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 ...
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 ...
Two Boston men accused of selling a dozen machine gun conversion devices, also known as “switches,” were indicted by a federal grand jury Monday. Elijah Navarro, 24, and Michael Wilkerson, 22, are ...
ANNAPOLIS. IT IS A UNIQUE APPROACH. GUN SAFETY ADVOCATES ARE TAKING AIM AT GUN MAKERS. THE PROPOSED LAW PROHIBITS GUNS TO BE SOLD IN MARYLAND UNLESS MANUFACTURERS MAKE THEM HARDER TO BE CONVERTED INTO ...
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 ...