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  2. Glock switch - Wikipedia

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    Glock switch. 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, converting the semi-automatic pistol into a selective fire machine pistol capable of fully automatic fire. As a type of auto sear, it functions by applying force to the trigger ...

  3. Glock switch website bust: Feds seize 350+ sites selling gun ...

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    A Glock switch is a small device that snaps onto the back of the gun and switches it from semi-automatic to fully automatic. Glock handguns aren't meant to fire at such a high rate of speed.

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

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    Alex Demas. March 5, 2024 at 4:41 PM. An Instagram post calling attention to legislation passed by Mississippi’s House of Representatives in the wake of the death of a sheriff’s deputy claims ...

  5. Glock switches: How use of small device that makes guns ... - AOL

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    A Glock switch, a tiny device that can turn a handgun into a machine gun, continue to show up in Columbus. ... The number of times ShotSpotter detected fire from an automatic weapon increased from ...

  6. Glock - Wikipedia

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    Glock 47: The Glock 47 is a full-sized handgun created for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, who wanted a version of the Glock 17 that has full parts compatibility with a Glock 19, saving for the slide and barrel. This means that the G47 slide and barrel can be put on a G19 frame to give the G19 a longer slide, barrel, and sight radius ...

  7. Safety (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    Safety (firearms) In firearms, a safety or safety catch is a mechanism used to help prevent the accidental discharge of a firearm, helping to ensure safer handling. Safeties can generally be divided into subtypes such as internal safeties (which typically do not receive input from the user) and external safeties (which typically allow the user ...

  8. Glock Switch presentation by the ATF - AOL

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    Special agent for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Tony Pierce demonstrates a Glock switch which is a relatively simple, although illegal, device that allows a ...

  9. Semi-automatic pistol - Wikipedia

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    A semi-automatic pistol (also called a self-loading pistol, autopistol, or autoloading pistol[1]) is a handgun that automatically ejects and loads cartridges in its chamber after every shot fired. Only one round of ammunition is fired each time the trigger is pulled, as the pistol's fire control group disconnects the trigger mechanism from the ...