Devices known as auto sears, or “Glock switches,” are cheap, easy to install and can make a pistol fire much faster.
By Kim Bellware, The Washington PostA Glock pistol, center, is displayed during the National Rifle Association's annual convention in Indianapolis in April 2023.
“While Chicago has long struggled with an epidemic of gun violence, it is unquestionable that the ease of modification of Glocks and the resulting prevalence of Modified Glocks have made the situation worse,” the city said in its lawsuit. It notes elsewhere, “Glock also knows it could fix the problem, but has chosen not to, putting profits over public safety and violating the law.”
Glock does not manufacture or sell auto sears, which are illegal. The lawsuit claims that some auto sears are marketed and sold with Glock’s name and logo, but that there is no evidence Glock has tried to protect its trademark from third-party manufacturers. “We have been a punching bag nationally on violence. It’s important that people understand that we’re dealing with mass shootings at a level not seen anywhere else in the country,” Gatewood said.
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