The Millcreek Township man at the center of a 2024 armed standoff with police pleaded guilty in federal court, with ...

Teen shot, killed by police had illegally modified gun; what is an auto sear? Police shot and killed a teen who they said had an illegally-modified gun.

Investigators began looking into the man about two weeks prior after receiving a tip about him having some illegal weapons, ...

A tiny, inexpensive device is all it takes to modify some semi-automatic handguns into illegal automatic weapons capable of firing multiple rounds with one pull of the trigger. These auto sear ...

Some gun rights groups argue state-level auto sear bans are unnecessary because the devices are already illegal under federal law.

Police said the fatal shooting appeared to be self-inflicted. Richmond police said no officer discharged their weapons, ...

Republicans and Democrats agree that outlawing the small, cheap and easy-to-install modifications, also called auto-sears, is a wise move.

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A 16-year-old high school student was shot and killed inside a Richmond apartment early Wednesday morning as a SWAT team ...

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

A 16-year-old high schooler is dead after Richmond police officers were fired upon while executing a search warrant at the ...