Court documents say the suspect was wearing what law enforcement calls "a crossbody bag" with a Glock 10mm handgun inside. Investigators say the gun was fitted with an auto-sear switch ...

accusing the company of making handguns that are easily modified to fire as illegal machine guns through a cheap add-on known as a “Glock switch.” The lawsuits said the $20 switches transform ...

"A switch enables a Glock to automatically fire up to 1,200 rounds per minute," Attorney General Matt Platkin said at a news conference Thursday in Newark. NJ Spotlight News is available to stream ...

Among the 111 people charged last year with fastening a Glock switch to their firearm, more than a quarter were 18 years or younger. Notably, Mears said, their cases were waived to adult court ...

Officials in New Jersey and Minnesota filed a lawsuit against gun manufacturer Glock on Thursday, demanding the company suspend its sale of weapons that can be easily converted with a switch to ...

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 ...

But both are among the growing number of states bridging the partisan divide to ban “Glock switches,” a cheap ... Suplina described switch-enabled pistols as more lethal and chaotic than ...

It's because of a machine gun conversion device, a small piece of plastic also known as a "switch" or "Glock switch." With the switch, which can turn a standard semi-automatic handgun into a fully ...

Many handguns, including some Glock pistols, can be converted from semi-automatic, to fully automatic weapons by the use of an attachment called an auto-sear, or "switch." House Bill 1287 would ...

As of March 19, 2025, possession of a Glock switch could now result in a prison sentence of up to 10 years. “State law gives a local tool to our Birmingham police that, when they capture someone ...