Sixteen attorneys general filed lawsuit to block release of machine-gun conversion devices Plaintiffs cite spike in gun violence, argue devices violate federal, state firearms law Washington state’s ...

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 ...

When Robert Leider became chief counsel at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in March, agency employees briefed him about a controversial device known as a “forced reset trigger, ...