Posted on 03/19/2024 2:43:19 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago announced a first-of-its-kind lawsuit Tuesday against Glock, the manufacturer of some of the most popular handguns in the U.S., alleging Glock is facilitating the proliferation of illegal machine guns in the city, a news release from the mayor's office said.
"The lawsuit alleges that Glock unreasonably endangers Chicagoans by manufacturing and selling in the Chicago civilian market semiautomatic pistols that can easily be converted to illegal machine guns with an auto sear - a cheap, small device commonly known as a 'Glock switch,'" the release said.
The suit is the first to use Illinois' new Firearms Industry Responsibility Act, passed and signed into law in 2023 to hold gun companies accountable for conduct that endangers the public, the mayor's office said.
The suit was filed Tuesday in Cook County Circuit Court, and reports law enforcement have recovered over 1,100 Glocks converted to machine guns in the last two years in connection with a variety of crimes.
"The lawsuit alleges that Glock knows it could fix the problem but refuses to do so, and the City is seeking a court order requiring Glock to cease sales of its easily converted pistols to Chicago civilians. The City also seeks penalties against Glock and damages for the harm that Glock has caused to the City," the release said.
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From the 110th floor of the Willis Tower.
If the standard is “if it saves just one life” and collective punishment is the cure to violence, then Chicago should arrest and imprison every black male between 13 and 50. After all, if it just saves one life...
Glock needs to sue Chicago for harassment and being a pain in the ass in general.
“decerebrate”
I’ve learned a new word.
I have two Glocks for sale...anyone want more info let me know
Talk about barking up the wrong tree.
Personally, having fired a bunch of full-auto firearms, a full-auto handgun would be impossible to control. The second and all subsequent rounds would be aimed at the moon.
So now they will not prosecute the Bros that get gun illegally and commit crimes with them but prosecute the company that made the gun ... STUPID Virus has attacked again.
inanimate objects on trial for murder not those behind them, a truly utopian rat world
inanimate objects on trial for murder not those behind them, a truly utopian rat world
These scum already sued Kia and Hyundai because too easy to steal.
‘tis indeed a good day.
Are Glock’s the only pistol that can convert with an auto-sear?
They would need a pistol brace wire stock added
Clearly preempted by the Lawful Commerce in Arms Act. The problem will be getting this up to SCOTUS if Chicago’s lawyers were smart enough to plead this in a way to avoid removal to federal district court.
Stolen guns aren’t too expensive. Especially for drug dealers.
“...STUPID Virus has attacked again...”
What’s the use of being a democrat if you can’t act like one?
desertsolitaire wrote: “They would need a pistol brace wire stock added”
Minor improvement. A pistol is so light, the recoil would be uncontrollable.
How long before the Biden ATF reclassifies Glocks as machine guns because they are "readily convertible?"
Worse than that, other gun manufacturers need to be sued because of the threat of converting their guns to nuclear weapons...
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