>>
>> THAT
>> THAT GUN IS MODIFIED WITH
WHAT
WHAT IS
WHAT IS KNOWN AS A GLOCK
SWITCH.
SWITCH. IT'S A DEVICE THAT CAN
TURN
TURN A
TURN A NORMAL HANDGUN INTO
WHAT
WHAT YOU
WHAT YOU YOU HEARD WHAT IT
SOUNDS
SOUNDS ANY MACHINE GUN
SHOOTING,
SHOOTING, DOZENS OF BULLET IN
A
A MATTER
A MATTER OF SECONDS. YOU
REMEMBER
REMEMBER THE BUMP STOCK
CONTROVERSY OF ABOUT 2 YEARS
AGO.
>>
>> THIS
>> THIS PALES IN COMPARISON OF
THE
THE LAST
THE LAST 2 WEEKS. WE'VE HAD 3
ARRESTS
ARRESTS INVOLVING ILLEGAL GUN
MODIFICATIONS JUST LIKE THIS.
AND
AND THAT
AND THAT INCLUDES A FATHER AND
SON.
SON. THERE STARTED WITH A
DELIVERY
DELIVERY FROM THE POSTAL
SERVICE
SERVICE OF GLOCK SWITCHES. THE
3RD
3RD CASE
3RD CASE STARTED WITH A TIP
FROM
FROM U.S.
FROM U.S. CUSTOMS TO THE
HOMELAND
HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICE HERE
IN
IN MEMPHIS. AND TONIGHT WE
TALKED
TALKED TO
TALKED TO THE MOTHER OF A
MEMPHIS
MEMPHIS GIRL WHO BARELY
SURVIVED
SURVIVED AFTER BEING SHOT. BUY
A
A GUN
A GUN MODIFIED WITH A GLOCK
SWITCH.
SWITCH. FOX 13 INVESTIGATOR TO
COREY
COREY TURNER ALSO SPOKE WITH
LAW
LAW ENFORCEMENT. THEY TALKED
ABOUT
ABOUT THEIR CONCERN.
>>
>> A
>> A LITTLE PLEASURE RIGHT
THERE.
THERE. AND WITH THE FLIP OF A
SWITCH,
SWITCH, A
SWITCH, A DEADLY WEAPON
BECOMES
BECOMES DEADLIER. GLOCK
SWITCHES
SWITCHES ARE ARE DEFINITELY ON
THE
THE RISE.
>>
>> 32
>> 32 ROUNDS THROUGH A GLOCK
17
17 WITH
17 WITH AUTOS WHICH IT IS
KNOWN
KNOWN AS
KNOWN AS A GLOCK SWITCH. THE
GLOCK
GLOCK SWITCHES IN THE LEGAL
MODIFICATION TO A
SEMIAUTOMATIC HANDGUN THAT
ALLOWS
ALLOWS IT
ALLOWS IT TO FIRE LIKE A
MACHINE
MACHINE GUN. IT WAS 1.5
SECONDS
SECONDS TO GET 32 ROUNDS AND
THAT
THAT SINCE YOU'RE SPRAYING
BULLETS
BULLETS EVERYWHERE.
>>
>> THE
>> THE ATF SPOKE TO FOX 13
INVESTIGATES AND GAVE US A
RARE
RARE AN
RARE AN UP CLOSE LOOK FOX. 13
INVESTIGATES UNCOVERED THAT
CONCERN
CONCERN FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT. --
CONCERN FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT. WE REACHED OUT TO MEMPHIS
POLICE
POLICE FOR THE NUMBER OF
BLOCKS
BLOCKS WHICH IS FOUND IN
MEMPHIS
MEMPHIS SHOOTINGS. INSTEAD,
THEY
THEY REFERRED US TO THE ATM.
MICKEY
MICKEY FRENCH IS THE TOP ATF
OFFICIAL
OFFICIAL IN A THREE-STATE
REGION
REGION THAT INCLUDES MEMPHIS.
WE'VE
WE'VE SEEN A SPIKE IN THEM.
SEIZED
SEIZED ALMOST 50 OF THEM IN
THE
THE PAST
THE PAST 6 MONTHS.
>>
>> IN
>> IN FEBRUARY, A GUNMAN
DEFIED
DEFIED THE SAME WAY NEARLY
TOOK
TOOK THE
TOOK THE LIFE OF THIS 4
YEAR-OLD
YEAR-OLD GIRL LEAVING HER ON A
VENTILATOR IN A MEMPHIS
HOSPITAL
HOSPITAL FOR WEEKS. SHE IS
ITALY,
ITALY, OAKLEY AND FOX. 13
INVESTIGATES SAT DOWN WITH HER
MOTHER.
MOTHER. WHAT HAVE THE PAST FEW
MONTHS
MONTHS BEEN LIKE FOR YOU AND
YOUR
YOUR DOCTOR.
>>
>> I
>> I RECKON MY HEAD AROUND AND
GET
GET IN
GET IN MY
GET IN MY CARTWRIGHT. GETTING
IN
IN THAT
IN THAT AREN'T AND THIS IS
THAT
THAT WE
>>
>> HER
>> HER MOTHER KIRBY DID NOT
WANT
WANT ITALY PHOTOGRAPHED ON
CAMERA,
CAMERA, BUT OFF CAMERA. SHE
SHOWED
SHOWED US
SHOWED US WHERE HER DAUGHTER
WAS
WAS SHOT.
WAS SHOT. AMAZINGLY, JUST ONE
BULLET
BULLET HIT HER AFTER MANY WERE
FIRED.
FIRED. IT
FIRED. IT GRAZED THE BACK OF
ITALY'S
ITALY'S HEAD LODGING, BULLET
FRAGMENTS
FRAGMENTS AS IT PASSED THROUGH
A
A PERMANENT SCAR IS LEFT
BEHIND.
BEHIND. INVESTIGATORS SAY THE
GUN
GUN USED
GUN USED HAD BEEN MODIFIED
WITH
WITH A
WITH A GLOCK SWITCH.
>>
>> THE
>> THE FAMILY HAD JUST LEFT
THEIR
THEIR HOME FOR DINNER. POLICE
SAY
SAY THE
SAY THE GUN WAS FIRED AFTER
WHAT
WHAT THEY
WHAT THEY DESCRIBE AS A FIT OF
ROAD
ROAD RAGE.
>>
>> WHAT
>> WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE TO
PEOPLE
PEOPLE WHO WOULD WANT TO USE A
WEAPON
WEAPON LIKE THAT?
>>
>> YOU
>> YOU DON'T KNOW THE
AFTERMATH
AFTERMATH OF SAYING A CHAT ON
A
A VENTILATOR. DON'T KNOW. THE
FDA
FDA MAY
FDA MAY HAVE. SEEING TAKE.
DONNA,
DONNA, THE ACTOR. MAYO SAYING
DOCTORS
DOCTORS COME IN AND OUT OF THE
ROUND.
ROUND. TELLING TELLING ME
ACTUALLY
ACTUALLY LEVEL IS LOW.
ACTUALLY,
ACTUALLY, THAT WAS GIVING YOU
AN
AN ON
AN ON A
AN ON A IT MINUTE BY MANY.
>>
>> FOX
>> FOX 13
>> FOX 13 INVESTIGATES HAS
UNCOVERED
UNCOVERED MORE BLOCKS WHICH IS
IN
IN USE
IN USE IN
IN USE IN MEMPHIS. LAST MONTH.
POLICE
POLICE ARRESTED NOT BAYS AND
CHARGED
CHARGED HIM WITH ATTEMPTED
FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AFTER THEY
SAY
SAY HE
SAY HE SHOT A MAN IN A SWORN
POLICE,
POLICE, INVESTIGATE A
DOCUMENT.
DOCUMENT. THEY SAY HE WAS
FOUND
FOUND WITH A GLOCK HANDGUN
EQUIPPED
EQUIPPED WITH A GLOCK SWITCH
AND
AND AN
AND AN EXTENDED MAGAZINE. THAT
BRINGS
BRINGS US
BRINGS US BACK TO OUR
DEMONSTRATION. NOT ONLY IS
THERE
THERE VERY LITTLE ACCURACY.
WE'VE
WE'VE THERE IS A STRONG KICK
BACK.
BACK. THE
BACK. THE GUN TILTED WAY HAS
EXPIRED.
EXPIRED. GETTING EVEN LESS
ACCURACY.
ACCURACY. SO IF THE SWITCHES
ARE
ARE ILLEGAL, WHERE CRIMINALS
FINDING
FINDING THEM.
>>
>> WE'RE
>> WE'RE SEEING THEM FROM 2
DIFFERENT
DIFFERENT THE FIRST ONE FROM
BEING
BEING SHIPPED IN THE SECOND
SOURCE
SOURCE IS
SOURCE IS INDIVIDUALS THAT RE
PRINTING
PRINTING THEM ON 3 D PRINTERS.
THAT
THAT LITTLE DEVICE THAT THEIR
SIZE
SIZE OR
SIZE OR DIDN'T COME BACK
>>
>> AND
>> AND SLIDE. THIS LITTLE
ALUMINUM
ALUMINUM BLOCK ALL WILL SHOW A
CAMERA
CAMERA BECAUSE THAT WOULD
INCENTIVIZE PEOPLE TO DO WITH
LAW
LAW ENFORCEMENT. SPOKE WITH TO
HELP
HELP KEEP
HELP KEEP GLOCK SWITCHES OFF
THE
THE STREET AND KIDS LIKE INTO
THE
THE OAKLEY.
>>
>> STAG
>> STAG REALIZING.
>>
>> AND
>> AND CAN KILL DO
>>
>> BLESSED TO HAVE RIGHT HERE.
THAT
THAT NOTE
THAT NOTE THE AXING THE TIME
TO
TO MY
TO MY DOOR, TOO. THAT'S WHAT
THIS
THIS GUN
THIS GUN IS. TO
>>
>> AND
>> AND DO
>> AND DO YOU KNOW, LITTLE
ITALY
ITALY HAS
ITALY HAS MADE A FULL
RECOVERY,
RECOVERY, BUT OF COURSE, STILL
FACES
FACES YEARS OF THERAPY FOR
THAT
THAT RELATED TRAUMA. A 17
YEAR-OLD
YEAR-OLD WAS ARRESTED IN
CONNECTION TO A SHOOTING BUT
HAS
HAS NOT
HAS NOT BEEN NAMED. OF COURSE,
BECAUSE
BECAUSE OF THEIR AGE. THAT
PERSON
PERSON IS
PERSON IS CHARGED WITH 3
COUNTS
COUNTS OF
COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED
FIRST-DEGREE MURDER. NOW, AS
YOU
YOU SAW
YOU SAW IN OUR STORY HERE,
PARR
PARR OF
PARR OF THE PROBLEM IS HOW
COMPACT
COMPACT THOSE GLOCK SWITCHES
ARE
ARE THE
ARE THE EASE OF ACCESS. ALSO
AN
AN ISSUE.
AN ISSUE. YOU CAN GET THEM
ONLINE.
ONLINE. SOMETIMES EVEN ON
SOCIAL
SOCIAL MEDIA, IN SOME CASES,
LAW
LAW ENFORCEMENT DOES WORK TO
SHUT
SHUT THOSE SITES DOWN ALMOST
AS
AS QUICKLY AS THEY POP UP. BUT
THEY
THEY KEEP
THEY KEEP COMING NOW. THEY ARE
HIGHLY
HIGHLY ILLEGAL, EVEN BY ONE
CAN
CAN GET
CAN GET YOU 10 YEARS IN
FEDERAL
FEDERAL PRISON. THE CURRENT
TURNER
TURNER FOX 13 INVESTIGATES.
OUR
OUR TEAM
OUR TEAM IS ALSO DIGGING INTO
GHOST
GHOST COMES. THOSE ARE GUNS
ASSEMBLED
ASSEMBLED FROM PARTS THAT CAN
BE
BE PURCHASED ONLINE WITHOUT
BACKGROUND CHECKS. THEY DO NOT
HAVE
HAVE SERIAL NUMBERS AND THAT
ALLOWS
ALLOWS THEM TO