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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 ...
The man who patented the design for gun switches now regrets his invention, which was initially intended to help law enforcement in Venezuela.
3. Gaston Glock (German: [ˈɡastɔn ˈɡlɔk]; 19 July 1929 – 27 December 2023) was an Austrian engineer and businessman. He founded the company Glock and developed the Glock pistol in 1982, which became one of the most influential and popular light firearms of the 20th century. [1]
Glock 43: The Glock 43 is a "slimline" version of the subcompact Glock 26 that features an ultracompact slide and frame. The Glock 43 is the first Glock pistol to be manufactured with a single-stack 9×19mm Parabellum magazine, having a standard capacity of six rounds and being unique to the model.
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.
Comparing it to the size of a quarter, Columbus Police Sgt. Brett Slaughter holds a "switch" used to turn a handgun into a machine gun. He said the devices are not legal in the United States, but ...
Bump stocks or bump fire stocks are gun stocks that can be used to assist in bump firing, the act of using the recoil of a semi-automatic firearm to fire cartridges in rapid succession. The legality of bump stocks in the United States came under question [1][2][3] following the 2017 Las Vegas shooting, in which 60 people were killed and 869 ...
Lotus Elan, Lotus Europa, B&D Workmate. Ronald Price Hickman OBE (1932–2011) was a South African -born, Jersey -based automobile designer and inventor. He worked for both the Ford motor company and Lotus, where he designed the original Lotus Elan, the Lotus Elan +2 and the Lotus Europa. However, he is best known for his design of a wood ...