B ack during the hype cycle for Fallout 3, a common refrain of skeptics was that Bethesda had simply made 'Oblivion with guns'—in effect creating some kind of total overhaul mod for The Elder Scrolls ...

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.

The parts, called auto sears, can be fitted into semiautomatic weapons, including Glock pistols and AR-15 rifles, allowing shooters to empty their magazines with one pull of the trigger.

The 1-inch square mechanism, known as an auto sear or Glock switch, is increasingly found in the hands of teenagers and young adults, according to Maj. Jason Batchelor, who leads the sheriff’s ...

Glock handguns can easily be converted into a machine gun with the quick installation of an auto sear that costs only about $25.

Maryland lawmakers have introduced House Bill 1287 (HB 1287), a controversial proposal that seeks to ban the sale, purchase, ...

Maryland leaders want to ban semi-automatic weapons that can be made fully-automatic with "switches", or auto-sear attachments.

What is a Glock switch? Also called a "chip" or "auto sear," it's a small device that gets installed on the back of a Glock handgun.

The Maryland Attorney General and mayor of Baltimore City filed a lawsuit against Glock, Inc. for continuing to sell handguns that can be converted into machine guns.

Maryland and Baltimore officials announced a lawsuit that alleges Glock makes and sells guns that are easily turned into illegal machine guns.

The effort targets Glock for selling semiautomatic pistols to Maryland civilians that can easily be converted into illegal weapons with an auto sear — a small device more commonly known as a ...