A "switch," also known as a conversion device, or sear, or "giggle switch," as displayed by ATF, with an imprint falsely suggesting it was made by Glock. The switch converts a semiautomatic handgun or ...

When three teenagers opened fire at a SEPTA bus stop in Northeast Philly in March, injuring eight students on a rainy Wednesday afternoon, at least one of them was armed with a pistol that had been ...

CONVERTED. JAMES AND DERRICK, YOU SAID IT. THE DEVICE IS CALLED A SWITCH CAPABLE OF SWITCHING A SEMI-AUTO HANDGUN TO A FULLY AUTOMATIC. THEY’RE CHEAP TO BUY, CAN BE MADE WITH A 3D PRINTER OR EVEN ...

Automatic gunfire is making up a larger share of total gunshots than in previous years in Milwaukee, according to newly released data. Police and experts say the increase, while still only a small ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The Fort Wayne Police Department is noticing a steady increase in the use of auto sears or switches, particularly among juveniles. The auto sear is a device that converts ...

Milwaukee police have already recovered double the number of illegal automatic guns compared to all of last year. That number is almost ten times more than what they recovered in 2020. THAT’S BECOMING ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Handguns in the wrong hands can be dangerous enough, but there is a new threat underway with lethal weapons even more easily available because some are concocted right at home. Some ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – A tiny switch that turns guns into automatic weapons is being found by police on the streets of Fort Wayne. “We see these in Fort Wayne, we’ve prosecuted for them in Fort ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- There is an epidemic of mass shootings, with two happening on average every day in America this year. The mass attacks are made possible in many cases by shooters with automatic ...