Chicago Lawsuit Says Glock Should Be Liable for Pistols Turned Into Machine Guns

Published on March 20, 2024

The city of Chicago is suing Glock, arguing that the gun manufacturer should be liable for gun violence because its products can be modified easily into automatic weapons. The lawsuit, filed in the Illinois state court system, focuses on the fact that numerous criminal suspects have possessed or used Glock pistols modified with an illegal aftermarket auto-sear device referred to as a “Glock switch.” Chicago-area law enforcement officers recovered more than 1,100 modified Glock pistols between the start of 2021 and the end of 2023, the suit says. Everytown Law, the litigation arm of the gun-control advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety, is representing Chicago in the lawsuit....

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