New technology serves as a force multiplier, which led to efforts to counter the threat. Ergo, laser weapons counter to drone warfare.

Gun Owners of America, another gun-rights group, contends people should have a Second Amendment right to own machine guns.

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 ...

This arrest was part of "Operation Texas Kill Switch," which is a statewide plan aimed at machine gun conversion devic ...

(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) 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.

Commentary: Until manufacturers take reasonable steps to prevent their guns from being illegally converted, the guns shouldn't be sold in New York.

At Least Half of US States Now Outlaw Devices That Convert Pistols Into Machine Guns In New Mexico, police and prosecutors backed an effort to outlaw devices that convert pistols into machine guns.