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 ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — A small plastic part that can be made at home in an hour and installed in 60 seconds can "switch" a semi-automatic handgun into an illegal machine gun and the DOJ is working to get ...

Police investigate a mass shooting that erupted on June 2, 2024, that left one man dead and 28 people injured at a large street party in Akron, Ohio. automation Just weeks before he was killed along ...

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from April 28, 2026 MONROE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — A Monroe County man has been ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — A D.C. man has been charged with a felony act of possessing a machine gun -- becoming the first person convicted at trial under the Secure DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024 law.

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 ...

SAN ANTONIO — Federal authorities plan to crack down on machine gun conversion devices – also known as "auto sears" or "switches" – as part of a new initiative announced Monday in San Antonio.

Charles County Public Schools dismissed students early Wednesday after authorities recovered a loaded firearm equipped with a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...