Handguns and rifles illegally modified with devices called “Glock switches” to become machine guns have proliferated, officials say. The devices are tiny, cheap and easy to install.

A tiny, cheap device, known as a "Glock switch" or a "machine gun conversion device," allows criminals to convert a handgun into a machine gun and unleash thirty-plus rounds in seconds.

The Glock 17 was introduced to the world in 1982. Though many questioned the pistol’s polymer frame and hammerless fire control system, it has become the most recognized and popular defensive ...

Attorneys general in Minnesota and New Jersey sued Glock on Thursday, accusing the company of making handguns that are easily modified to fire as illegal machine guns through a cheap add-on known ...

news Crime. Feds crack down on cheap parts, sold online, that illegally turn pistols into machine guns Karo Khudanyan, 24, is one of three North Texans accused of owning the converter “switches ...

The City of Chicago has filed a lawsuit against the Glock firearm manufacturer over easy, cheap and illegal full-auto gun conversion devices.

Attorneys general in Minnesota and New Jersey sued Glock on Thursday, accusing the company of making handguns that are easily modified to fire as illegal machine guns through a cheap add-on known ...

"Glock is in violation of several Minnesota laws." Updated, 12/12/2024, 3:45 p.m. ET: This article has been updated to clarify what SAFE is. Request Reprint & Licensing Submit Correction View ...

The Glock switch, a device that can be purchased for around $100 or less, is attached to the rear slide of a handgun and converts the pistol into an automatic weapon considered by the Bureau of ...