Officials in New Jersey and Minnesota filed a lawsuit against gun manufacturer Glock on Thursday, demanding the company suspend its sale of weapons that can be easily converted with a switch to allow more than 1,000 rounds of rapid fire. “Glock directly ...

New Jersey is suing a gunmaker Glock, claiming the company is allowing its handguns to be turned into machine guns.

New Jersey has one of the strongest gun laws in the nation and is now setting its sights on gun manufacturers to curb gun violence. In the words of the state’s Attorney General Matthew Platkin, “We’re not going to allow a company based in Austria to turn America into a war

New Jersey and Minnesota sue Glock over easy conversions of handguns into machine guns amid rising concerns about public safety.

New Jersey and Minnesota sued Glock on Thursday, calling on the gunmaker to stop selling firearms that can be adapted with dime-sized switches to fire up to 1,200 rounds a minute.

Attorneys general in Minnesota and New Jersey sued Glock on Thursday, accusing the company of making handguns that are easily modified to fire as illegal machine guns through a cheap add-on known as a “Glock switch.