Ellison [MN AG] announces litigation against GLOCK for "easily converted" gun design

[sarisataka]

Ellison announces litigation against GLOCK for “easily converted” gun design

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced what his office is calling “significant litigation” against a major company in the firearms industry on Thursday.

During a press conference, Ellison announced his office would be filing a lawsuit against GLOCK for its semi-automatic guns, which he says can be easily modified to become machine guns.

“GLOCK has known about this problem for decades and has done nothing,” Ellison said. “A change of design could prevent these handguns from being turned into illegal automatic weapons, but Glock has turned a blind eye.”

Ellison argued that GLOCK has continually ignored the threat that modifications like glock switches and machinegun conversion devices (MCDs) pose on their firearms.

https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/ellison-to-announce-litigation-against-company-in-firearms-industry-on-thursday/

Since the suit is about an alleged known design defect it is an exception to the usual protection of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act. Undoubtedly Glock will argue the opposite, seeking to have the suit thrown out.

[yagotme]

1. And, I've been told here that gunmakers can't be sued... nt

[kacekwl]

2. Look closely at this story because

It's the last you'll see of it.

[Mosby]

3. Ellison is right

They knew for years that these auto-sears prevent the trigger bar from re-engaging after a single shot, and that's a feature of the firearm. That's why they are called GLOCK SWITCHES.