Report Highlights Criminal Use of Easily Modified Glock Pistols

The widespread modification of Glock pistols into fully automatic weapons is contributing to increased gun violence, according to a new study.

Glock pistols are favored by criminals due to their ease of conversion into fully automatic weapons using devices like Glock switches or auto sears.
A recent report by Everytown for Gun Safety found that Glock pistols were involved in 18% of gun recoveries from crime scenes in 34 U.S. cities in 2023.
The use of machine gun conversion devices has surged by 570% from 2017 to 2021, despite being banned under federal law.
The report calls for firearms manufacturers to take more responsibility, including increased oversight of gun dealers and the production of safer, less modifiable weapons.
Recoveries of ghost guns, particularly Polymer80 models, have risen nearly 1,200% over five years but are now declining due to new federal and state regulations.