Some are used by backyard gun enthusiasts. Others are used by criminals. A Glock switch is a gadget about the size of a thimble that can be plugged into the back of certain semi-automatic handguns ...

Before speaking at a Boys & Girls Club in New Jersey's largest city, Platkin's office played a video of a law enforcement officer demonstrating how to use the Glock switch. The video shows an ...

Credit: AP/Alex Brandon A Glock switch is one type of a machine gun conversion device. It's a metal or plastic piece, about the size of a coin, that attaches to the back of Glock pistol ...

INDIANAPOLIS — They’re the size of a bottle cap and cheaper than ... Among the 111 people charged last year with fastening a Glock switch to their firearm, more than a quarter were 18 years ...

"Glock switches," small devices capable of turning ... Iber explained that these switches, roughly the size of a quarter and made from metal or plastic, have become easier to acquire due to ...

It's because of a machine gun conversion device, a small piece of plastic also known as a "switch" or "Glock switch." With the switch, which can turn a standard semi-automatic handgun into a fully ...

“Glock switches are the number one public safety ... US Attorney Prim Escalona said. “Though small in size, a switch is deadly, and a lot of innocent people can be injured with one pull ...

As of March 19, 2025, possession of a Glock switch could now result in a prison sentence of up to 10 years. “State law gives a local tool to our Birmingham police that, when they capture someone ...

But both are among the growing number of states bridging the partisan divide to ban “Glock switches,” a cheap ... Suplina described switch-enabled pistols as more lethal and chaotic than ...

A Glock switch is one type of a machine gun conversion device. It's a metal or plastic piece, about the size of a coin, that attaches to the back of Glock pistol, a brand that is popular with both ...