The lawsuit alleges that Glock executives knowingly make a product that can be easily converted into an illegal, full-auto weapon. It is the first suit of its kind under a new Illinois law to hold gun makers accountable.
The City of Chicago has filed a lawsuit against the Glock firearm manufacturer over easy, cheap and illegal full-auto gun conversion devices.Chicago city officials are hoping legal firepower against a gun manufacturer will do what law enforcement can't: stop the easy and cheap conversion of Glock pistols into machine guns with the installation of a small part and the flip of a switch.
The ABC7 I-Team's reporting on the problem with gun switches, also known as auto sears, is among the items cited in the lawsuit filed by city attorneys.The lawsuit against the Glock corporation, headquartered in Georgia, alleges that Glock executives knowingly make a product that can be easily converted into an illegal, full-auto weapon. It is the first suit of its kind under a new Illinois law to hold gun makers accountable.
He explained how the city suit shows how Glock could change its gun production to defeat the use of machine gun switches. And a new letter signed by attorneys general from 12 states puts Glock on notice that those states may also take legal action over the use of so-called Glock switches, even though Glock doesn't actually make them.Former federal prosecutor and Chief ABC7 Legal Analyst Gil Soffer said new-fangled lawsuits could succeed where others have failed.
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