Officials in New Jersey and Minnesota filed a lawsuit against gun manufacturer Glock on Thursday, demanding the company suspend its sale of weapons that can be easily converted with a switch to allow more than 1,000 rounds of rapid fire.
“Glock directly benefits from increased sales because the ease with which its weapons may be easily switched to machine gun mode in a matter of minutes makes them more attractive to certain buyers, particularly those who intend to use the machine guns for criminal activities,” New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin (D) wrote in a press release.
Platkin further emphasized that he would continue to promote gun safety legislation in the Garden State in an effort to prevent the company from profiting off of “American bloodshed.”
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) echoed those concerns, citing several incidents within the state where residents were killed with Glocks converted into machine guns.
“It is critically important that we continue to hold individuals who commit crimes criminally accountable for their actions,” Ellison said in a statement.
“It is also important that when corporations knowingly make, market, and sell products that put people’s lives in danger, we hold them civilly accountable,” he added.
New Jersey and Minnesota join states including California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Indiana and Maine in raising flags about the company’s impact on the nation’s gun safety regulations.
Chicago officials filed a similar lawsuit against the firearm manufacturer earlier this year.
Glock did not immediately respond to The Hill’s request for comment.
