Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison says his office is suing weapons manufacturer Glock Inc. for turning a "blind eye" over the tiny "switch" devices that can convert the company's semi-automatic handguns into fully-automatic machine guns.

MINNEAPOLIS — Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Thursday, Dec. 12, that he will sue gunmaker Glock for a handgun model that allows consumers to convert their weapon from a semi-automatic gun to a fully automatic gun.

As of this publishing, Ellison's office hasn't said which company is involved in Thursday's announcement, which is set for 10 a.m.

Keith Ellison says the firearms manufacturer has known for decades how easy it is to modify its handguns but neglected to take action and solve the problem.

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara and parents of slain St. Thomas graduate Charlie Johnson stood with attorney general in groundbreaking Hennepin County District Court lawsuit.

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.

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 minute.

Glock’s actions, and their inaction, violate Minnesota law, and put kids, communities and law enforcement in danger.'

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison says his office is suing weapons manufacturer Glock Inc. for turning a "blind eye, again and again" to the carnage in recent years connected to tiny "switch" devices that can easily convert the company's semi-automatic handguns into fully-automatic machine guns.

Joined by the grieving parents of a son killed by a stray bullet hours before graduating from college, Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Thursday that he is suing one of the nation’s largest firearm manufacturers for designing and touting guns that are too easily made into automatic weapons.