Court documents claim the founder of Glock, Inc., Gaston Glock, marketed his new Glock 17 pistol by ... the inventor of the Fire Selector System, later known as the Glock switch.

But 26 years after being granted a U.S. patent for his "fire selector system," U.S. law ... Jorge Leon, the father of the Glock switch, says he regrets inventing the device. Leon said that soon ...

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 ...

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 ...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey and Minnesota sued Glock on Thursday, calling on the gunmaker to stop selling firearms that can be adapted with dime-sized switches to fire up to 1,200 rounds a ...

Suplina described switch-enabled pistols as more lethal ... a minute — meaning a shooter can empty a typical Glock magazine of 15 to 17 rounds in less than two seconds. Support for Alabama ...

When he was stopped, Nagbe also had in his underwear a Glock switch, which would enable his semi-automatic firearm to become functionally fully automatic. In a separate court filing, the Justice ...

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday signed a bill into law that makes possession of a Glock switch a Class C felony in Alabama, according to a release from her office. “While there is a federal ...

Birmingham has asked the state legislature for help addressing public safety in 2025, calling for a ban on Glock switches. The City Council adopted its legislative agenda on Dec. 17. Officials say ...