Tiny devices that convert semi-automatic guns into fully automatic weapons are becoming more common in Des Moines, police chief Michael McTaggart told the City Council last month. Why it matters: Gun ...

A bill to ban the sale and transfer of semi-automatic firearms was nixed in Colorado’s Democratic-controlled Legislature on Tuesday as lawmakers pressed forward with a slew of other gun control bills ...

IRONDEQUOIT, N.Y. – One of the most dangerous additions to a gun is called a switch. It’s the size of a die and turns a semi-automatic gun into a fully automatic gun. Aaryn Newland from Irondequoit ...

Virginia House Democrats voted on Tuesday to implement new restrictive gun laws that could make it illegal to purchase most ...

A handgun converted into an automatic weapon was used in a recent shooting. Guns with machine gun conversion devices are on the rise.

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 ...