external In the Media September 26, 2023 Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, discusses Glock switches, which, by itself, is considered a machine gun under federal law. Despite the devices being illegal and carrying federal firearm charges for anyone in possession of them, Prof. Lawlor says they are relatively easy to obtain. https://www.courant.com/2023/09/25/ct-police-tiny-devices-that-turn-handguns-into-machine-guns-a-whole-new-challenge/ michael-lawlor news-all news-in-the-media year-2023 month-september name-michael-lawlor