特拉华州：总检察长起诉 Glock 指其手枪易被改装成非法机关枪
特拉华州总检察长 Kathleen Jennings 10月22日宣布，已依据以枪支暴力受害者命名的 Keshall Anderson 安全枪支销售法，对枪支经销商 Glock, Inc. 与 Glock Ges.m.b.H. 提起民事诉讼。诉状指控该公司明知其手枪可轻易改装，仍设计、营销并销售这些手枪，改装者使用俗称 Glock 开关的廉价装置即可把手枪变成非法机关枪。
州司法部表示，Glock 手枪的设计使其能被快速、低成本地改装成射速高达每分钟1,200发的武器。Glock 数十年来一直知道这种改装的可能性，却拒绝采用可防止改装的安全设计，反而继续向平民营销这些产品；与此同时，全美执法部门报告涉及改装 Glock 手枪的暴力事件激增。诉状列举了特拉华州境内多次查获非法改装 Glock 手枪的记录，并指控 Glock 无视联邦当局的警告。
Jennings 说，各社区正受到这种从未打算、也不合法供平民使用的武器威胁，Glock 本可采取行动，却选择了利润优先。诉讼共提出五项诉由，包括违反特拉华州枪支行业问责法与普通法公共妨害，要求法院禁止 Glock 向该州平民分销易改装手枪，并寻求赔偿等救济；诉讼不影响 Glock 向执法部门的销售。
Delaware: Attorney General Sues Glock Over Pistols Easily Converted Into Illegal Machine Guns
Delaware Attorney General Kathleen Jennings announced on October 22 a civil lawsuit against arms dealer Glock, Inc. and Glock Ges.m.b.H. under the Keshall 'KeKe' Anderson Safe Firearm Sales Act. The lawsuit alleges the company has knowingly designed, marketed and sold handguns that can be easily converted into illegal machine guns using so-called 'Glock switches.'
The design of Glock pistols allows them to be easily, quickly and cheaply transformed into weapons capable of firing up to 1,200 rounds per minute using inexpensive conversion devices, the Attorney General's office said. Glock has known for decades that its design makes these conversions possible, yet has refused to adopt safety features that would prevent them, and instead continued to market the products to civilians even as law enforcement nationwide reported a surge in violence involving converted Glock handguns. The complaint outlines multiple seizures of illegally converted Glocks in Delaware and alleges Glock ignored warnings from federal authorities.
'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,' Jennings said. The state asserts five causes of action, including violations of Delaware's firearm industry accountability statute and common-law public nuisance. The lawsuit seeks an injunction barring Glock from distributing easily convertible pistols to civilians in the state, along with restitution and damages. It does not affect Glock sales to law enforcement.
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