A Glock switch is a gadget about the size of a thimble that can be plugged into the back of certain semi-automatic handguns and turn them into machine guns, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco ...

In the complaint, Attorney General Ellison outlines that Glock has known since its creation in 1988 that its semi-automatic handguns can be easily converted into illegal machine guns.

Attorneys general in Minnesota and New Jersey sued Glock on Thursday, accusing the company of making handguns that are easily modified to fire as illegal machine guns through a cheap add-on known ...

They do it by using a tiny, but incredibly dangerous, attachment called a Glock switch. And officials are seeing this tiny, dangerous attachment more in central Indiana. "Unfortunately, there’s a ...

In August 2022, a Franklin man was federally charged with manufacturing machine guns after investigators said he was 3D printing firearms and Glock switches that he sold to an undercover agent.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (FOX 44) – A Glock 19 with a switch has been seized in a College Station traffic stop, in addition to narcotics. College Station Police say 19-year-old Joe John Andrade ...

Glock handgun switch is illegal in the United States. Vogelpohl said Cincinnati's Crime Gun Intelligence Center uses high-tech tools to trace casings and weapons, including those using switches.

A Glock switch, as it is commonly called, allows a Glock handgun to be fired fully automatically. With one of these devices in place, a single press of the trigger can repeatedly fire the gun.

City of Chicago sues gunmaker Glock 00:42. CHICAGO (CBS) -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Tuesday that its officers seized more than 1,500 devices to turn weapons fully automatic ...

An 18-year-old resident of Port St. Lucie pleaded guilty to possessing an unregistered firearm with a "Glock switch" in a court hearing on June 11.

The Alabama House Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security Wednesday approved a bill that would make possession of a Glock switch a Class C felony. SB116, brought forth by Sen. Will ...

Medicaid cuts back in GOP bill; ... AG Ellison sues Glock over 'switch' it says can easily convert pistols to machine guns. Izzy Canizares. Thu, December 12, 2024 at 10:06 PM UTC. 2 min read.