'Year to date, we've recovered approximately 50 Glock switches off the street, and half of those have been used in violent crime.' (WXYZ) — It's commonly called a ...

BATON ROUGE, La. -- Within seconds of adding a small device to a pistol, a gun goes from shooting one bullet at a time to firing off 1,200 bullets per minute. "It's bad because they pose a significant ...

The ATF and Cincinnati police said Wednesday that they are finding guns illegally modified to make them fully automatic on a weekly basis. Also called a "chip" or "auto sear," it's a small device that ...

In 1987, a 22-year-old Venezuelan named Jorge Leon invented a small metal insert that could turn the Glock 17 semi-automatic pistol into a fully automatic machine gun with the flick of a switch. Leon ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Montgomery County Sheriff Derrick Cunningham stresses glock switches, devices that convert ordinary handguns into machine guns, are being used in the county right now. “This ...

Gov. Kay Ivey Wednesday signed a bill making possession of a “Glock switch,” which converts semi-automatic handguns into fully automatic weapons, a state crime. SB 116, sponsored by Sen. Will Barfoot, ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - In a significant move to curb gun violence, the Alabama State Senate voted in favor of Senate Bill 116, which will make the possession of Glock switches a Class C felony. Gov ...

The Alabama Senate on Tuesday issued final approval for a bill that would make possession of a Glock switch a Class C felony.

"They're illegal. You can't possess them, and they turn a regular handgun into almost a machine-style weapon," said Captain Marcus Thirlkill of the Detroit Police Department. 28,273 people played the ...