Bill banning Glock switches in TN heads to Gov. Lee’s desk

States move to outlaw popular ‘Glock switches’ that make some guns fully automatic

Handguns are displayed at the Glock Inc. booth at the 2024 Special Operations Forces Week conference in Tampa, Fla. The company has become the target of mounting lawsuits from cities and states accusing it of failing to prevent illegal modifications of its firearms. (Luke Sharrett/Getty Images) More states are enacting bans on “Glock switches,” small devices about the size of a U.S. quarter that can turn semiautomatic firearms into fully automat…

Bipartisan Crackdown: States Unite to Outlaw Machinegun Conversion Devices

States across the political spectrum are enacting laws to ban Glock switches—small devices that convert pistols into machineguns.

Bill banning Glock switches in TN heads to Gov. Lee’s desk

It increases the offense of knowingly possessing, manufacturing or selling a machine gun from a class E felony to a class C felony.