Glock pistols popular among US criminals because they're easily modified, report says

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Source: VOA/AP

September 28, 2024 3:04 AM


BALTIMORE — Glock pistols are a popular choice for people committing gun crimes, in part because they can be easily converted into fully automatic weapons using a small device, according to a new report based on data from nearly three dozen U.S. cities. Often called Glock switches or auto sears, the devices have received heightened attention in recent years because they're increasingly turning up at crime scenes.

They effectively turn semiautomatic weapons, which fire one bullet per trigger pull, into machine guns that can spray continuous gunfire. Authorities believe the shooters who killed four people and injured 17 others in Birmingham, Alabama, last weekend were using conversion devices to make their guns more powerful. About 100 shell casings were recovered from the scene.

A report by the anti-violence organization Everytown for Gun Safety says criminals often choose Glocks because they're relatively cheap and easy to operate and modify. But the brand is perhaps best known for its popularity among law enforcement officers, who almost exclusively carry Glock handguns.

The report was released this week ahead of a conference Thursday in Baltimore hosted by Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a group that falls under Everytown's umbrella. The organization called on Glock and other weapons manufacturers to take responsibility for their products and do more to prevent violence. "We have to build that level of accountability for them as well," Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said in an interview. "At some point, as a country, the sanctity of the lives of Americans has to begin to outweigh the sanctity of American guns."

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Link to Everytown for Gun Safety REPORT - Who is Manufacturing the Guns Used in Crimes?

[sanatanadharma]

1. Recently seized in Montevideo was a modified Glock machine-gun

This modified, full automatic, machine-gun-cartridge Glock was recently seized in Montevideo, Uruguay where robing Glocks from cops is common because they make great narco-nut weapons. The narco-nut gunsters here drive up the homicide rate for the community and create bad PR for the country, but the danger is nearly all confined to narco-lifestyle settling of accounts in a few barrios.

[Old Crank]

2. A dangerous trend

Full auto on a pistol means bullets will be sprayed everywhere as it fires.

[NickB79]

3. Handguns are responsible for over 90% of all gun deaths in the US

While people focus on banning assault rifles, that kill under 3%.

If we want to move the needle at all on gun violence, we need to tackle the easy access to handguns above all else.