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    Baltimore and Maryland sue Glock, Inc over modifications that make pistols fire like machine guns

    2.12.2025

      Baltimore, Maryland (NPR) — Baltimore City and the state of Maryland are suing Glock, Inc in the Circuit Court of Maryland for Baltimore City over the manufacture of pistols that they say can be turned into machine guns within minutes.

      The lawsuit alleges that Glock pistols are especially easy to modify with the help of a device called an auto sear: an attachment to a semi-automatic firearm that allows the weapon to fire continuously as long as the trigger is compressed. Those are now illegal in Maryland thanks to a 2024 law passed by the Maryland General Assembly.

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      30 percent of guns recovered by ATF in California have no serial number on them, making it impossible for law enforcement to trace.

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