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Oct 11, 2024 · Evans pushed open the front door of the store, aimed his own .40-caliber Glock pistol at the gunmen standing near some gas pumps and fired a 1.5-second burst of bullets, according to prosecutors. They say the masked gunmen fled in the Jeep, and Evans sped away in the car. It’s unclear whether either of the gunmen was hit in the May 6 shootout.
Oct 28, 2022 · The firearm used was a Glock 19 handgun that had been converted to an illegal high-capacity machine gun with a device known as an auto sear, a square device about the size of a thumbnail. It's known on the street as a "switch" that turns the gun from a semi-automatic to an automatic weapon.
Jun 4, 2023 · Chilling video captures the moment a group of criminals armed with makeshift machine guns opens fire on a crowd in Chicago, killing a 14-year-old boy and wounding three other people.
Oct 28, 2022 · Increasingly, large-capacity magazines are turning up, along with ‘switches’ that convert handguns into illegal machine guns that can fire 20 shots in about a second.
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Sep 26, 2024 · In Chicago, the Odds of Surviving a Shooting Are Getting Worse. A new Trace analysis shows a decreasing percentage of Chicagoans survive gunfire. Researchers, experts, and community members say access to more lethal weapons and devices that make guns more dangerous are to blame.
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Welcome to the Big Sandy shoot, the biggest machine gun shoot in the world. My name is Kenton Tucker. I’m the co-owner with Ed Hope. We have been doing this shoot for over 19 years. We have a quarter mile long firing line, 1100 meters of area to shoot in to.
