Delaware Sues Glock, Says Its Pistols Are Easy to Convert

State of DE - Delaware is taking gun maker Glock to court. Attorney General Kathleen Jennings has filed a civil lawsuit that claims the company's handguns can be turned into illegal machine guns with very little effort.

The lawsuit names both Glock, Inc. and Glock Ges.m.b.H. It was filed under a Delaware law called the Keshall "KeKe" Anderson Safe Firearm Sales Act.

At the center of the case are small parts known as "Glock switches." The State claims these cheap devices can quickly change a Glock pistol into a weapon that fires up to 1,200 rounds per minute.

According to the lawsuit, Glock has known for decades that its pistol design allows this kind of change. The State says the company chose not to add safety features that would stop it.

The State also claims Glock kept selling these pistols to civilians. That went on, the lawsuit says, while police across the country were reporting more violence involving converted Glock handguns.

Jennings did not hold back when talking about the case.

"For decades, some gun manufacturers have hidden behind the myth that their industry has no moral consequences, that their stake in our communities ends at the cash register, and that they are neutrals in the war between law enforcement and gun violence. Those days are over," said Attorney General Jennings. "Our communities, and communities across America, are being terrorized by weapons with destructive power never intended or legal for civilian use. Glock knew. They could have acted. They chose profit over people."

The complaint lays out several points the State plans to make in court. It points to a large jump in crimes involving Glock handguns fitted with switches, both across the nation and here in Delaware. It also points to more than one case where police in Delaware seized Glocks that had been illegally converted.

The State claims Glock ignored warnings from federal officials. It says the company would not redesign its guns and did not put reasonable controls in place to cut down on illegal use.

The lawsuit also claims some of Glock's own ads and social media posts made fully automatic gunfire look appealing. Civilians are not allowed to buy fully automatic weapons.

In all, the State lists five causes of action. Among them are claims that Glock broke Delaware's firearm industry accountability law and created a public nuisance under common law.

The State is asking the court to block Glock from distributing easy-to-convert pistols to civilians in Delaware. It also wants the public nuisance cleaned up, along with restitution, damages and other relief.

The lawsuit does not affect Glock sales to law enforcement. These are claims made in a lawsuit and have not been proven in court. Glock's response was not part of the announcement.

Glock switches and other devices that turn semi-automatic guns into fully automatic machine guns are already illegal in Delaware.

This is not the first time Jennings has gone to court over these kinds of devices. In 2025, she helped lead a national lawsuit against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and won.

That case stopped the ATF's plan to send forced reset triggers it had seized back into the state. Forced reset triggers are devices that turn semi-automatic rifles into fully automatic machine guns.

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Source: Formal Complaint