Jorge Leon, the father of the Glock switch, says he regrets inventing ... manufacturing them for the black markets as so-called "auto sears" or "Glock switches" and illegally selling them on ...

A Lego-sized tool that turns an ordinary handgun into an automatic machine gun-like weapon is commonly used in Macon shootings, according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office. The 1-inch square ...

“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 ...

which are technically referred to as an auto sear but commonly known as a “Glock switch.” Pennsylvania, though, has so far resisted gun converter bans, after Republican House members and one ...

to fully automatic weapons by the use of an attachment called an auto-sear, or "switch." House Bill 1287 would make it illegal to sell, purchase, receive, or transfer any semi-automatic pistol ...

Suplina described switch-enabled pistols as more lethal and ... was propelled in part by what police said was the role of auto-sears in last year’s mass killing in Birmingham that left four ...

When on a pistol, it's courtesy of a switch, says ATF Special Agent in ... Previously, guns with auto sears would be classified as whatever type of gun it was, like a pistol or rifle.

The 1-inch square mechanism, known as an auto sear or Glock switch, is increasingly found in the hands of teenagers and young adults, according to Maj. Jason Batchelor, who leads the sheriff’s ...