In just a few decades, the U.S. Army would see itself go from a single-shot, blackpowder design in the form of the Trapdoor Springfield to a modern, semi-automatic fighting rifle in the M1 Garand.

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In recent years, handguns – specifically semi-automatic pistols – have overtaken rifles as America’s favorite firearms. According to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, nearly ...

Maryland leaders want to ban a range of firearms to reduce gun violence. Many handguns, including some Glock pistols, can be converted from semi-automatic, to fully automatic weapons by the use of an ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Nevada residents won't be receiving devices that allow semi-automatic rifles to fire at the rate of a fully automatic machine gun, thanks to a settlement worked out by the state's ...