The lawsuit, filed with the Cook County Circuit Court, alleges that Glock is selling semi-automatic pistols which are easily converted into machine guns using a cheap device known as a “Glock switch”.
I'm pretty sure I understand the real motivation behind this, but I wonder what can they claim as a legal basis to do this???
As far as I know, absent prior Federal approval, making a machinegun is a Federal Crime. Carrying one on Chicago streets is another set of crimes on top of that. I'd be surprised if the majority of the people found with those illegal guns aren't also "felon in possession" and that is yet another crime.
I hear an Austrian accented voice from beyond saying "Your criminals are not our problem!!"
How is suing any manufacturer for the criminal modification and misuse of their product the right thing to do??
Thoughts??