Columbus Police Sgt. Brett Slaughter holds a "switch" used to turn a handgun into a machine gun. He said the devices are not legal in the United States, but the Police have taken more than two dozen ...

Agents also located an AR-15, .223 caliber rifle loaded with 31 rounds of ammunition during the search, as well as a .22 caliber revolver. A Peoria, Illinois, man, Anthony Q. Johnson, 19, of the 1100 ...

Glock switches are placed on Glock handguns, making them fully automatic. Authorities said having the switch can carry a 10-year prison sentence and a $250,000 fine. When converted, the converted ...

A "switch," also known as a conversion device, or sear, or "giggle switch," as displayed by ATF, with an imprint falsely suggesting it was made by Glock. The switch converts a semiautomatic handgun or ...

The New Jersey state attorney general filed a landmark lawsuit, targeting Glock, claiming the Austrian gunmaker has done "nothing" to stop owners of its 9mm pistol from converting it to a machine gun, ...

FAYETTEVILLE -- A man police said had an altered Glock pistol in his car pleaded not guilty in Washington County Circuit Court on Monday to possessing a machine gun. Kaedon Drake Moubarak, 19, of ...

Maryland leaders want to ban a range of firearms to reduce gun violence. Many handguns, including some Glock pistols, can be converted from semi-automatic, to fully automatic weapons by the use of an ...

Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison is suing Glock over devices that can convert handguns into machine guns, posing safety risks. The lawsuit claims Glock prioritizes profits over safety by allowing ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The city of Chicago landed a major win in its lawsuit against gunmaker Glock. A judge has denied Glock's request to throw the case out. The city says Glock pistols can be too easily ...

A teenage boy is the first person in Birmingham to be arrested under Alabama’s new state ban on Glock switches. The Birmingham Police Department’s Special Enforcement Team arrested a 15-year-old ...

SPRINGFIELD — In winter 2023, federal agents searched Benjamin Hunter-Blake’s home and discovered a dangerous arsenal. The collection included a chilling list of lethal weapons: five pistols, ...

A tiny device has been popping up on Columbus streets, and law enforcement fear it may pose an outsized risk to central Ohioans this summer. Glock switches have surged in popularity among Columbus ...