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 ...

A 22-year-old Milwaukee man was sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for importing and selling devices that convert semi-automatic guns into the equivalent of automatic weapons.

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 ...

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.

Gunfire bursts through a crowd celebrating Cinco de Mayo in Milwaukee, causing chaos and what sounds like a “war zone.” A person fires a gun that’s so uncontrollable, he kills a family member. Upwards ...

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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 ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is suing gun manufacturer Glock, Inc., claiming the company has known for decades how easily its semi-automatic handguns could be converted to ...