CHICAGO — As Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke announced on Thursday that her office will seek prison time for every defendant accused of possessing or using a machine gun.
While machine guns may seem like relics from the gangster era, a new breed of automatic weapons is rapidly gaining popularity on Chicago’s streets. Using a small aftermarket “switch” device that can be purchased for as little as $25, anyone can convert certain models of handguns, usually Glocks, to spray dozens of bullets with a single pull of the trigger.
