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  2. Yes, ‘Glock Switches’ Can Turn a Firearm Into an Automatic Weapon

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    But guns with bump stocks are still semiautomatic weapons—the trigger must be compressed each time they fire, even if that compression is assisted by a bump stock. Glock switches, however, are a ...

  3. Machine pistol - Wikipedia

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    During World War I, a machine pistol version of the Steyr M1912 called the Repetierpistole M1912/P16 was produced. It used a 16-round fixed magazine loaded via 8 round stripper clips, a detachable shoulder stock and a rather large exposed semi-auto/full-auto selector switch on the right side of the frame above the trigger (down = semi & up = full). [3]

  4. Glock switch - Wikipedia

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    A switch attached to a Glock pistol. A Glock switch (sometimes called a button or a giggle switch) [1] [2] [3] is a small device that can be attached to the rear of the slide of a Glock handgun, changing the semi-automatic pistol into a selective fire machine pistol capable of fully automatic fire.

  5. Chicago customs seized 1,500 Glock switches to turn guns ...

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    CHICAGO (CBS) -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Tuesday that its officers seized more than 1,500 devices to turn weapons fully automatic throughout last year. The agency said its ...

  6. Automatic firearm - Wikipedia

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    A M2 Browning machine gun, surrounded by ejected cartridge cases. An automatic firearm or fully automatic firearm (to avoid confusion with semi-automatic firearms) is a self-loading firearm that continuously chambers and fires rounds when the trigger mechanism is actuated.

  7. A tiny and cheap device called a 'Glock switch' lets ... - AOL

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    Handguns and rifles illegally modified with devices called “Glock switches” to become machine guns have proliferated, officials say. The devices are tiny, cheap and easy to install.

  8. Firearm modification - Wikipedia

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    Standard Ruger 10/22 Carbine on top, and a highly modified version below, all done by the owner with drop-in parts A gunsmith customized Ruger 10/22 by Clark Custom Guns. Firearm modification is commonly done in order to enhance various aspects of the performance of a firearm.

  9. 3D-printed machine gun conversion devices, long a scourge in ...

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    A collection of 3D-printed machine gun conversion devices and other gun parts confiscated by the Evansville Police Department and a joint task force during a Jan. 31, 2024, operation in Evansville.