It’s a late summer night in Lynn, Massachusetts. A group of people are heading out onto the quiet and deserted neighborhood street. Suddenly that silence is broken as machine gun fire erupts in the ...

WASHINGTON (SOA) — There are small devices that can enable a gun to spray up to 900 bullets a minute. They’re widely referred to as Machine Gun Conversion Devices. One type, called a Forced Reset ...

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 ...

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 ...

CHICAGO — Law enforcement across the country, including in the Chicago area, are working to combat a dangerous trend of criminals using small devices that turn a semi-automatic handgun into a fully ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Kentucky is one of the top two states where police seized machine gun conversion devices last year, with nearly 600 confiscated. Law enforcement believe that number is an ...