Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison filed a lawsuit Tuesday in King County Superior Court against gun manufacturer Glock, Inc., its Austrian parent company Glock GES.m.b.H., and three local retailers, alleging the company knowingly produces handguns that can be easily converted into illegal machine guns.
The complaint also names Pantel Tactical, Bulls Eye Indoor Range, LLC, and Rainier Arms, LLC — three Glock-authorized gun dealers in the Seattle area.
At the center of the lawsuit is the “Glock switch,” a small device that can alter a semi-automatic Glock pistol so it fires continuously with a single trigger pull…