At least half of U.S. states, including New Mexico and Alabama, introduced laws this year to ban Glock switches, which convert pistols into machine guns. These efforts respond to the rising use of ...

In New Mexico, police and prosecutors backed an effort to outlaw devices that convert pistols into machine guns. In Alabama, the governor made it a priority. Lawmakers in both states — one led ...

From 2012 to 2016, just 814 machine gun conversion parts were taken into custody by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. That swelled to 5,454 from 2017-2021.

Listen to Story New Mexico and Alabama outlaw Glock switches Half of US states ban machine gun conversion devices Glock switches convert pistols to automatic fire In New Mexico, police and prosecutors ...

In New Mexico, police and prosecutors backed an effort to outlaw devices that convert pistols into machine guns. In Alabama, the governor made it a priority. Lawmakers in both states — one led by ...

Get 24/7 fact-based unbiased news coverage with the NewsNation app. In New Mexico, police and prosecutors backed an effort to outlaw devices that convert pistols into machine guns. In Alabama, the ...