BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — An auto sear, or a select fire switch, is a small device that can turn a semi-automatic handgun into an automatic weapon. "It's a small piece, maybe the size of a quarter," ...

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A tiny, inexpensive device is all it takes to modify some semi-automatic handguns into illegal automatic weapons capable of firing multiple rounds with one pull of the trigger. These auto sear ...

BAY CITY, MI — A Gratiot County man is facing federal charges after allegedly making firearms and components to turn them fully automatic. Selling the illicit items to undercover agents, the man ...

GOLDSBORO, N.C. (WTVD) -- A Goldsboro teen is facing charges of felony possession of weapons of mass destruction, police said Tuesday. The discovery of the weapons came after officers from Goldsboro ...

EVANSTON (WKRC) - An Evanston man is facing felony charges after, police say, he used a 3D printer to turn his gun into an automatic weapon. According to court documents, police arrested Demarion Boyd ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — An Indianapolis trafficker was sentenced to seven years after police recovered machine-gun conversation devices and auto sears that were created from a 3D printer. Micah Moore, ...

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 ...