In New Mexico, police and prosecutors backed an effort to outlaw devices that convert pistols into machine guns. In Alabama, the governor made it a priority. Lawmakers in both states — one led by ...

As a Baltimore resident, mother and grandmother who has lost family members to gun violence, I worry every time my loved ones leave the house. I applaud the progress that has been made in reducing ...

Tristan Williams, 18, of Rockford, Illinois, was arrested after Homeland Security agents intercepted two illegal machine gun conversion devices he had ordered and a subsequent raid on his home ...

Over the past decade, Massachusetts streets have been marked by a rapid surge in homemade weapons with massive firepower. With the rise of illegal devices that can turn semiautomatic pistols into ...

Legislation would establish a new Office of Public Defense managed by the State Police to oversee the sale and distribution of machine guns to eligible residents.

FILE - A semi-automatic pistol with a conversion device installed making it fully automatic is fired as four empty shell casings fly out of the weapon, at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and ...