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.

BELOW: An extended interview with "Glock switch" inventor Jorge Leon. In 2020, the city's ShotSpotter system detected 16 instances of automatic fire. In 2023, it picked up 257 — that’s roughly ...

Small 'Glock switch' is easily 3D-printed, and can turn handgun into a fully automatic weapon, federal officials warn By David Spunt , Jake Gibson Fox News Published September 13, 2024 4:17pm EDT ...

Gun maker Glock sued by NJ over $20 ‘switch’ that can turn handguns into machine guns By . Reuters. Published Dec. 12, 2024. Updated Dec. 12, 2024, 6:46 p.m. ET.

In the complaint, Attorney General Ellison outlines that Glock has known since its creation in 1988 that its semi-automatic ...

It also had laser sights on it, and it had what we call a Glock switch," Vanore said on March 11. ATF agents say the devices are easy to install and can be very hard to spot at a glance.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey and Minnesota sued Glock on Thursday, calling on the gunmaker to stop selling firearms that can be adapted with dime-sized switches to fire up to 1,200 rounds a ...

The shooting, which left four dead and 17 injured, is just the latest spurt of mass violence made possible by the small 3D-printed part known as a “conversion device,” “Glock switch” or ...

Local and federal officials say the new law will will help make Birmingham safer, but advocates say it will take more than a state ban, policing and prosecution to solve Alabama’s homicide problem.

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 ...