The speed, pattern and inconsistent rate of gunfire heard in videos of the Las Vegas shooting indicate the suspect could have used cheap and legal modification devices to accelerate the firing of a ...

Crime is Slate’s new crime blog. Like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter @slatecrime. Hey, it’s Monday, and I’m back with more on the AR-15, the hugely popular semi-automatic rifle that has been ...

A trio of Second Amendment rights organizations filed a lawsuit Monday in San Diego federal court challenging a new state law ...

Burst fire is when fully automatic settings are limited to firing a certain number of rounds per trigger pull. Typically bursts are three rounds, but weapons like Bren 805 famously had a two-shot ...