When Jorge Leon invented at the age of 22 a small device that turns Glock pistols into fully automatic weapons, he said he intended it to be used for the good of society, to help the military and ...

Columbus Police Sgt. Brett Slaughter holds a "switch" used to turn a handgun into a machine gun. He said the devices are not legal in the United States, but the Police have taken more than two dozen ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Criminals are turning one of the world's most popular handguns into what prosecutors are calling a machine gun. They do it by using a tiny, but incredibly dangerous, attachment called a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) New Orleans Field Division were in Shreveport Tuesday to demonstrate a simple device that turns ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Glock switch turns a legal handgun into an illegal machine gun. The switches are showing up in cases in and around Jacksonville more frequently, forcing law enforcement to learn ...

A federal grand jury has indicted 11 people for possession of machine guns or small devices to convert semiautomatic weapons to fully automatic, officials announced on Friday. Jonathan S. Ross, acting ...

A Chicago man authorities say vaulted from a balcony holding a package of “switches” used to convert Glock handguns into fully-automatic weapons during a raid is now held on $50,000 bond. Devante ...

NEW CASTLE, DE — Two individuals are facing multiple felony charges after New Castle County Police recovered a loaded Glock handgun equipped with a high-capacity magazine and a fully automatic switch ...