Springfield Police were called to Opportunities Industry Center (OIC), an alternative education center in Springfield, after staff found a gun with a loaded magazine. When police got there, the ...

There is Vanessa Pierce who lost her 21 year-old son, Travonne Pierce, to a gun with a Glock switch in 2022. Ms. Pierce and so many others know that laws will not bring back their loved ones.

According to Mayor Scott, the city has seen an increase in Glock switches in the past few years. A switch is a device used to modify semiautomatic weapons, making them fully automatic.

Feb. 9 at approximately 5:25 a.m., Springfield police officers seized an illegal firearm equipped with a sear selector switch ...

“It’s called the ‘Glock switch’ for a reason,” Scott said, referring to a street term for the sear, which “switches” the gun from semiautomatic to fully automatic. “It’s not call ...