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Maryland, Baltimore sue Glock over easily-converted guns, cite violence threat

The state of Maryland and the city of Baltimore have filed a lawsuit against Glock, alleging the company makes guns that can easily be converted into illegal machine guns, endangering public safety and health in Maryland.
The lawsuit seeks to stop Glock from selling semiautomatic pistols that can be modified with a device known as a 'Glock switch' and demands restitution for damages.
Officials claim that Glock's products enable criminals to access fully automatic weapons, which has resulted in a significant increase in modified firearms in Baltimore.
Between 2023 and 2024, Baltimore police reported recovering nearly 100 illegally modified Glock pistols, with the number of such recoveries almost doubling during that time.

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MarylandReporter.com

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WHICH BUDGET ITEMS ARE LAWMAKERS EYEING TO CUT? Maryland state senators are revealing which budget items are on the chopping block as anxiety regarding federal funding under President Donald Trump continues to loom large during an already fraught fiscal season. They’re eyeing executive agency travel budgets, personnel costs, vacant state government positions, any programs recently passed by the legislature that could have their funding delayed a…

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Straight Arrow News

Maryland and Baltimore officials sue Glock over ‘easily modifiable’ pistols

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Maryland Matters

State, Baltimore sue Glock for rise in modified guns that function like ‘illegal machine guns’ - The Southern Maryland Chronicle

The state and the city of Baltimore sued gun maker Glock on Wednesday for its failure to stop the rising trend of its handguns being modified into machine-gun-like weapons used in violent crimes. The lawsuit, filed in Baltimore City Circuit Court, asks the court to stop the sale and distribution of Glocks in Maryland until […]

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Fox News

MD, Baltimore mayor target Glock for selling pistols that can be converted into machine guns

The Maryland Attorney General and mayor of Baltimore City filed a lawsuit against Glock, Inc. for continuing to sell handguns that can be converted into machine guns.

10 days ago·New York, United States

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Reuters

Maryland, Baltimore sue Glock over easily-converted guns, cite violence threat

Maryland and the city of Baltimore sued Glock on Wednesday, seeking to force one of the country's largest gun sellers to take steps to prevent owners from modifying its products into automatic weapons resembling machine guns.

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The Baltimore Banner

Baltimore City, Maryland sue Glock over firearms that can easily be turned into machine guns

Baltimore City, Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown and a gun safety group are alleging in a lawsuit that gun manufacturer Glock has facilitated “the proliferation of illegal machine guns."

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