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 ...

From 2012 to 2016, just 814 machine gun conversion parts were taken into custody by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. That swelled to 5,454 from 2017-2021.

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 ...

Find your channel here. Get 24/7 fact-based unbiased news coverage with the NewsNation app. In New Mexico, police and prosecutors backed an effort to outlaw devices that convert pistols into machine ...

What does the data indicate? The use of auto sears spiked in the past decade, partly because they can be made inexpensively with 3D printers. From 2012 to 2016, just 814 machine gun conversion ...

Gun Owners of America, another gun-rights group, contends people should have a Second Amendment right to own machine guns. State laws against machine gun conversation devices are “duplicative ...