States attorneys general have filed lawsuits against Glock for not preventing their firearms being easily converted to machine guns.

In 1988, Glock founder Gaston Glock demonstrated a device that converted a semiautomatic handgun into a fully automatic machine gun. Ellison and O’Hara said some 65% of guns on the street are ...

This has to stop.” Glock has also glorified and promoted the “fun” of shooting a fully automatic version of its pistols, according to the Minnesota attorney general. He noted the lawsuit is ...

When he was stopped, Nagbe also had in his underwear a Glock switch, which would enable his semi-automatic firearm to become functionally fully automatic. In a separate court filing, the Justice ...

Unless owners get a special license to use automatic weapons, the possession of a switch by itself is punishable by up to 10 years in federal prison. Glock is among the most popular manufacturers ...

A September report from the anti-violence organization Everytown for Gun Safety concluded that Glock pistols are a popular choice for gun crimes, in part because the switches enable easy conversions ...