A Glock switch is a small device that turns a semi-automatic handgun into a machine gun. These aren't tools of self-defense. They're tools of mass destruction. They're illegal at the federal level, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Jorge Leon invented at the age of 22 a small device that turns Glock pistols into fully automatic weapons, he said he ...

Local and regional law enforcement officials are supporting a bill that would create a state criminal penalty for possessing devices that convert handguns into automatic weapons. “Glock switches” are ...

Well before running for office, I knew the unconscionable pain caused by gun violence. I served as a high school social studies teacher in Montgomery Public Schools from 2012-2014. In the years since, ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - This week, the Alabama House approved a bill that would ban Glock switches. A Glock switch is a tiny modification that converts handguns into fully-automatic weapons. On New Year ...

Glocks get modified more than almost any other pistol platform because parts are cheap, the internet is loud, and... The post The Glock “upgrade” people brag about that causes the dumbest failures ...

The Marion County Prosecutor's Office upped the charges for a man accused of using a Glock switch in a triple shooting. Prosecutor Ryan Mears said Glock "switch" devices pose a grave threat to ...

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Back in October, we talked about Glock switches, a small device that turns a semi-automatic handgun into a machine gun: one pull of the trigger, and it sprays bullets until the magazine is empty. Even ...