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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

White said there is no other reason to have guns with fully automatic conversion devices, other than to "cause mass destruction quickly amongst large groups of people." "If no one cares about that, I ...

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.

Police investigate a mass shooting that erupted on June 2, 2024, that left one man dead and 28 people injured at a large street party in Akron, Ohio. automation Just weeks before he was killed along ...

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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