Overview

• Chicago has filed a lawsuit against Glock, accusing the firearm manufacturer of selling pistols that can be easily modified into illegal machine guns, posing a significant threat to public safety.
• The lawsuit is supported by Everytown Law and cites over 1,100 instances of modified Glocks being recovered at crime scenes in Chicago since 2021.
• Authorities argue that Glock has knowingly ignored the issue, despite being aware of the potential dangers posed by these modifications.
• The city demands Glock to either stop selling its pistols in Chicago or change their design to prevent easy modification, alongside seeking monetary damages.
• This legal action is the first of its kind under Illinois’s new Firearms Industry Responsibility Act, aimed at holding gun companies accountable for endangering public safety.