Seattle Sues Glock Over Pistol That City Says Is Easy to Convert Into Machine Gun

It’s latest in a line of legal actions taken against the gun maker by state and local governments. The Austrian company says it is protected by federal law.
Seattle Sues Glock Over Pistol That City Says Is Easy to Convert Into Machine Gun
An attendee holds a Glock pistol during the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual meeting in Houston, Texas, on May 28, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty Images
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The city of Seattle, Washington, is the latest in a line of state and local governments suing Austrian gunmaker Glock Inc. Like previous lawsuits, the Seattle action accuses the company of designing a legal semiautomatic gun that’s easily converted to an illegal machine gun.

According to the lawsuit, filed in King County Superior Court on Sept. 2, the company has refused to change its design, and people are being killed with illegally converted Glock pistols.

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