Chicago mayors have long fought the good fight when it comes to trying to get guns off our city’s streets.
A Glock 34 9 mm handgun with an 18-round capacity clip sits near a section of AR-15-style rifles and handguns with magazines over a 15-round capacity at Voodoo Firearms on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, in Minooka. Some 26 years ago, during the long tenure of Richard M. Daley, Chicago and Cook County filed a $433 million lawsuit against the gun industry , following a Chicago police undercover investigation that found guns purchased in the suburbs were inflicting massive damage on the city.
on the grounds that it had stood by and done nothing even though it knew its weapons could be turned into illegal machine guns for use on city streets. The suit hones in on something called a “Glock switch,” or an “auto sear.” With one of those evil gadgets, a gangbanger can use a simple screwdriver to convert a semi-automatic pistol to a machine gun.
The obvious defense, of course, will be akin to that often used by tech companies who claim they can’t be held responsible for what others are posting on their sites. No doubt Glock will say in court that all kinds of products get used for purposes not intended by their manufacturers. Sometimes even lethally so. Perhaps a judge will be sympathetic.
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