MD, Mayor of Baltimore, Target Glock for selling pistols to convert to machine guns
Maryland Attorney General Antony G. Brown and Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott on Wednesday to take responsibility for the sale of semi-automatic handguns that can be converted into illegal machine guns using the “Glock Switch.” I filed a lawsuit.
The lawsuit also alleges that Glock is producing the most frequently recovering handguns in connection with crime on the streets of Baltimore and across Maryland.
“We do not allow the gun industry to turn a blind eye to grieving families and pursue benefits around people’s lives. This case shows that our office is in the epidemic of gun violence. It shows they are responsible for their role,” Brown said. “It is unacceptable for businesses to distribute and sell products they know they can easily change to communities across Maryland.”
Brown and Scott claim that by manufacturing and selling semi-automatic pistols to Maryland civilians, they put Maryland public health and safety at risk and harm Glock. It is most commonly known as the “Glock Switch.”
Machine gun conversion devices for Glock handguns can convert Glocks into machine guns after the “switch” is installed. Can be created with a 3D printer. (Photo of John Tolmacki/Boston Grove via Getty Images)
In a press release, Brown’s office said the lawsuit filed Wednesday has been heavily regulated and restricted under Maryland and federal law for nearly 100 years. Despite this, Glock said he insisted on continuing sales of the simple pistol. It converts into a completely automatic weapon, allowing the company to refuse to resolve the problem, allowing criminals to arm themselves with completely automatic firepower.
Brown’s office also said agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Cigarettes, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) said the use of guns equipped with the Sears car was “one of the most frightening.” “Once installed, the Glock switch allows the pistol to fire up to 1,200 rounds per minute, at the same rate as many fully automatic firearms and machine guns used by the US military,” said AG. The office said.
Submit to Maryland Circuit Court In Baltimore, the lawsuit first used Maryland’s new Gun Industry Accountability Act, which was signed into law in 2024.
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Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown filed a lawsuit against gun manufacturer Glock, which produced handguns that could be easily converted to machine guns using Glock switches. (Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service by Kim Hairston/Getty Image)
The law prohibits members of the firearms industry from knowingly contributing to harm to the public through sales, manufacturing, distribution or marketing. Firearms related products.
Glock did not respond to requests for comment regarding the issue in Fox News Digital.
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3D printed Glock switch can convert semi-automatic firearms into machine guns. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)
Still, the lawsuit alleges that between 2023 and 2024, at least 100 illegally amended Glock pistols were recovered from the crime scene and in connection with a criminal investigation by the Baltimore Police Department. .
The plaintiffs are not only seeking orders that would prevent Glock from continuing to sell “easy-to-change” pistols to Maryland civilians, but they are also seeking relief in the form of compensation and relief.
“To stand up against the epidemic of gun violence in our community means to hold everyone responsible, from those who are pulling the trigger to those who make it easier to access and fix weapons. I will,” Scott said. “As we continue to achieve historic reductions in murders and non-fatal shootings in Baltimore, we must continue to double our efforts to drive more violence.”