The New Iberia Police Department is warning the public about the risks of converted firearms, which can be made to fire like automatic weapons but are not regulated in the same way.

News; Birmingham law enforcement target Glock switches that turn weapons into machine guns: ‘Too many people are being killed’ Published: ; Jul. 18, 2024, 3:42 p.m.

Fully automatic machine guns are also illegal, and authorities said the conversion devices — whether alone or attached to firearms — now account for most of the illegal weapons that federal ...