Auto sears explained: How one small device turns handguns, rifles into machine guns In 2021, there were more than 200 shootings that had automatic gunfire. To stream WUSA9 on your phone, you need ...

News Center 7 I-Team Reporter John Bedell has covered these weapons for years. Tuesday, the I-Team showed people in the Miami Valley what a gun illegally outfitted with an auto sear or “switch ...

Gun violence took center stage at the CBS 6 STOP the Violence Townhall on Thursday night, with many residents asking Interim Police Chief Rick Edwards for insights on what officers are seeing.

Called “auto sears,” the metal or plastic pieces are fitted inside the firearms and can be purchased on the Internet or made on 3-D printers. They allow weapons to fire up to 1,200 bullets a ...

An “auto sear” is also a device that turns a semi-automatic weapon automatic; while “auto sear” is typically applied to other firearms, like rifles, and “switch” is typically applied ...

Auto sears are the technical term for these attachments, which are created through metal and plastic thimble-size devices. They have been around since the 1970s but have grown in popularity within ...

In Alabama, a bill to ban auto sears passed the House, but the 2024 session ended without a Senate vote. But none of those measures goes as far as New York's proposed law.

Illegal, dangerous, and potentially deadly new devices have been found in recent crimes. The device brings a new concern for local law enforcement and across the country.

“If you have a machine gun, you’re subject to federal prosecution," said United States Attorney Zachary Myers. "Under federal law, a Glock switch, an auto sear, a device that enables a regular firearm ...

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 ...

A Jan. 24 Instagram story video showed him holding a black handgun equipped with an auto sear switch and extended magazine, the petition said. That same day, he posted a photo of himself holding ...

In a recent public service announcement, U.S. District Attorney Michael Easley reminded people that having a Glock or auto-sear switch was illegal and could land you in jail for up to 10 years as ...