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The lawsuits said the $20 switches transform Glock handguns, which the complaints said were the most popular brand, into easily concealable weapons that can fire 1,200 rounds per minute ...
Authorities said owners of Glock semiautomatic pistols can easily install "auto sears," also known as Glock switches, that make the weapons more lethal, capable of firing 1,200 rounds a minute.
A machine gun conversion device for a Glock hand gun can convert the Glock into a machine gun after the "switch" is installed. It can be made with a 3-d printer.
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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 ...
It was the first polymer-framed handgun, predating the Glock 17 by 12 years. At 820 g (28.9 oz) unloaded, the weapon is lighter than most metal framed pistols of the time. It has a double-stack, double-feed magazine; double-feed magazines are uncommon for pistols even today.
Glock Ges.m.b.H. (doing business as GLOCK) is a light weapons manufacturer headquartered in Deutsch-Wagram, Austria, named after its founder, Gaston Glock. The company makes popular polymer-framed pistols , but also produces field knives , entrenching tools , various horse related products, and apparel.
Glock was sued earlier this year by the city of Chicago, which said its police recovered more than 1,100 Glock pistols with the modification between 2021 and 2023.