Glock is being accused of engaging in highly unethical business practices by manufacturing and selling firearms that can easily be transformed into illegal machine guns, significantly endangering public health and safety. This conduct, which prioritizes profit over community well-being, reflects a disturbing disregard for ethical manufacturing and responsibility.

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The lawsuit asserts that Glock used social media and online platforms to promote its firearms' full-auto conversion capabilities, which may have indirectly encouraged the weaponization of these products. This use of marketing channels for promoting potentially dangerous attributes undermines efforts to curb gun violence.

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The lawsuit highlights a disregard for public and political accountability. Glock's continued production of a dangerous product despite known risks has prompted state-level legal action, reflecting negative public and political behavior.

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The report highlights that Glock's products are significantly overrepresented at crime scenes, which raises serious questions about their adherence to ethical business practices. By producing firearms that are easy to convert into dangerous weapons and lacking adequate measures to prevent misuse, Glock is seen as contributing to a broader gun violence crisis. This reflects a troubling disregard for public safety and corporate accountability.

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Glock has faced criticism for decades over a design vulnerability in its handguns that permits their conversion into illegal machine guns with minimal effort. This reckless business practice, which contributes to gun violence and puts communities at risk, has prompted legislative action in New York aimed at ensuring accountability. Such irresponsible manufacturing undermines public safety and ethical industry standards.

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The lawsuit alleges that Glock knowingly manufactures and sells semiautomatic pistols that can be easily converted into illegal machine guns, failing to take reasonable measures to mitigate the risk of excessive gun violence. This irresponsible business practice, which places profits over public safety, merits a strongly negative score under Business Practices and Ethical Responsibility.

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