He believes a gun "switch," which can turn a semi-automatic weapon into an automatic one, may have been used in the shooting. Brandon Goldner reports. CBS Philadelphia.

A gun outfitted with a switch can fire dozens of bullets in mere seconds, similar to a factory-made machine gun. Other brands of pistols that mimic Glocks also can be converted to machine guns.

Federal agents have seen a spike in switches across the United States. ATF seized 5,454 machine gun converters between 2017 and 2021, up by 570% from between 2012 to 2016. In Texas alone, ATF ...

Philadelphia ATF officers crack down on illegal switches that make guns fully automatic 03:15. Amid the sparsely spaced pops at the Philadelphia Police gun range in the Northeast, the tearing of ...

CRIME 3D printers turn handguns into machine guns for as little as 40 cents Small 'Glock switch' is easily 3D-printed, and can turn handgun into a fully automatic weapon, federal officials warn ...

House Bill 1287 would make it illegal to sell, purchase, receive, or transfer any semi-automatic pistol that can be converted into a machine gun solely by attaching a switch.

Attorneys general in Minnesota and New Jersey sued Glock on Thursday, accusing the company of making handguns that are easily modified to fire as illegal machine guns through a cheap add-on known ...

3D printing makes dangerous 'Glock switch' devices easier to get, ATF says. ... "Glock switches," small devices capable of turning almost any handgun into a machine gun, ...

Guns, ‘switch’ devices seized; 2 charged. A Glock switch is a device that can be added to a semi-automatic firearm, making it fully automatic. Credit: Justin - stock.adobe.com.

Officials in New Jersey and Minnesota filed a lawsuit against Glock, demanding the company suspend its sale of weapons that can be easily converted with a switch to allow 1,000+ rounds of rapid fire.