Baltimore, Maryland Sue Glock Over 'Machine Gun' Switch Device
Maryland and the City of Baltimore have sued Glock Inc., seeking to hold the gun company liable for the proliferation of devices popularly known as “Glock switches” that illegally convert its semi-automatic handguns into automatic weapons.
According to Mayor Scott, the city has seen an increase in Glock switches in the past few years. A switch is a device used to modify semiautomatic weapons, making them fully automatic.
“It’s called the ‘Glock switch’ for a reason,” Scott said, referring to a street term for the sear, which “switches” the gun from semiautomatic to fully automatic. “It’s not call ...
A Glock switch, also known as an auto sear or machine gun conversion device, is an illegal aftermarket accessory that converts a semiautomatic Glock pistol into a fully automatic weapon.
Baltimore is suing gunmaker Glock over design features that allow its handguns to be easily modified to become fully automatic weapons, which enables criminals to inflict more damage and makes the ...
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