Birmingham's mayor says Alabama's ban on Glock switches "gives a local tool" for police and prosecutors, with violators ...

This is the second arrest of a teenager with a Glock switch in Birmingham since Gov. Kay Ivey signed a statewide ban on machine gun conversion devices into law just over two weeks ago.

Today, we proved that progress can happen and that the Alabama legislature can come together to help solve real problems," said Rep. Philip Ensler.

45 handgun with a Glock switch at a high school football game. The man pleaded guilty to illegal possession of a deadly weapon in a school safety zone, accepting a plea deal that dismissed other ...

The Birmingham Police Department's Special Enforcement Team (SET) officers arrested a 17-year-old male for illegal possession ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WBRC) - The Birmingham Police Department’s Special Enforcement Team (SET) officers arrested a 17-year-old ...

A Glock switch is one type of a machine gun conversion device. It’s a metal or plastic piece, about the size of a coin, that attaches to the back of Glock pistol, a brand that is popular with both ...

Gov. Kay Ivey Wednesday signed a bill making possession of a “Glock switch,” which converts semi-automatic handguns into fully automatic weapons, a state crime. SB 116, sponsored by Sen.

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 ...

Two Starkville men were recently sentenced on federal charges related to illegal machine gun conversion devices, commonly ...

A Glock switch is a small device installed on the back of a Glock handgun. Instead of firing one round per trigger pull, the device allows the gun to continue firing at a high rate as long as the ...