People often refer generically to all gun switches as Glock switches, like using the brand Kleenex to refer to any facial tissue.

A Glock switch is a device that allows a semi-automatic Glock pistol to function as a fully automatic machine gun.

“The Glock switch is a conversion kit that really quickly and easily converts a semi-automatic pistol to a fully automatic pistol,” said Sen. Will Barfoot. Barfoot is the sponsor of the Glock ...

The Alabama House passed a bill banning "Glock switches," converting semi-auto handguns into fully automatic weapons.