At least half of U.S. states now outlaw devices that can convert pistols into machine guns In New Mexico, police and prosecutors backed an effort to outlaw devices that convert pistols into ...

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 ...