'Year to date, we've recovered approximately 50 Glock switches off the street, and half of those have been used in violent crime.' (WXYZ) — It's commonly called a ...

How does something the size of a Lego brick release a deluge of bullets in a matter of seconds? In South Bend, Indiana, ...

In 1987, a 22-year-old Venezuelan named Jorge Leon invented a small metal insert that could turn the Glock 17 semi-automatic pistol into a fully automatic machine gun with the flick of a switch. Leon ...

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 ...

When Jorge Leon invented at the age of 22 a small device that turns Glock pistols into fully automatic weapons, he said he intended it to be used for the good of society, to help the military and ...

The NRA sues California over a new ban on Glock-style guns with automatic “switches,” arguing it violates the Second ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is suing gun manufacturer Glock, Inc., claiming the company has known for decades how easily its semi-automatic handguns could be converted to ...

Several states in the United States are backing a law to ban devices that convert pistols into machine guns. The devices convert semi-automatic guns to fire like a fully automatic weapon and have been ...

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 ...

Downtown Birmingham viewed from Red Mountain. A mass shooting in Birmingham last September helped lead to a statewide ban on glock switches, which turn semi-automatic firearms into effectively ...