to fully automatic weapons by the use of an attachment called an auto-sear, or "switch." House Bill 1287 would make it illegal to sell, purchase, receive, or transfer any semi-automatic pistol ...

When on a pistol, it's courtesy of a switch, says ATF Special Agent in ... Previously, guns with auto sears would be classified as whatever type of gun it was, like a pistol or rifle.

Tuesday, the I-Team showed people in the Miami Valley what a gun illegally outfitted with an auto sear or “switch” can do. One pull of the trigger can empty an entire magazine in seconds.

Once he was stopped, officers found a gun "equipped with an illegal auto sear," commonly known as a Glock switch. The illegal devices can transform a regular handgun into a machine gun.

which are technically referred to as an auto sear but commonly known as a “Glock switch.” Pennsylvania, though, has so far resisted gun converter bans, after Republican House members and one ...

“It’s called the ‘Glock switch’ for a reason,” Scott said, referring to a street term for the sear, which “switches” the gun from semiautomatic to fully automatic. “It’s not call ...