A Glock switch is a small gadget that can be attached to the back of certain handguns, usually Glocks, according to the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

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, ...

A Glock switch can turn a firearm into a machine gun, a weapon that was banned nationwide 89 years ago and is known for its ability to spray bullets in quick succession.

In 1987, a 22-year-old Venezuelan named Jorge Leon invented a small metal insert that could turn the Glock 17 semi-automatic pistol into a fully automatic machine gun with the flick of a switch.

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 ...

Pete Vukovich, a special agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, demonstrates firing with a Glock switch insert. “Most dangerous thing I've ever fired,” said Vukovich.

In 1987, a 22-year-old Venezuelan named Jorge Leon invented a small metal insert that could turn the Glock 17 semi-automatic pistol into a fully automatic machine gun with the flick of a switch ...

In 1987, a 22-year-old Venezuelan named Jorge Leon invented a small metal insert that could turn the Glock 17 semi-automatic pistol into a fully automatic machine gun with the flick of a switch ...

Glock switch creator would ‘rather invent any other thing’ in wake of unintended consequences. The inventor intended to give military and police an advantage in counterterrorism, but didn’t ...