The legislation makes it a state crime to possess the devices, which turn semi-automatic firearms into automatic ones.

Woodfin said the Crime Stoppers program would facilitate $1,000 rewards for the arrest of people caught in posession of gun ...

The Alabama Senate passed Senate Bill 116, making the possession of Glock switches—a device that converts handguns into fully ...

Hours after the bill was signed, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin issued a direct warning to what he called the “switch boys” ...

The law, which goes into effect immediately, targets devices that turn semiautomatic handguns into makeshift machine guns.

Alabama lawmakers approved a ban on Glock switches and other conversion devices that convert semi-automatic weapons into machine guns. A bipartisan coalition pushed the Alabama legislation after ...

A Las Cruces teenager is facing charges in federal court for possessing a machine gun and a stolen firearm after he posted ...

A federal jury handed down 13 guilty verdicts in the trial of Solomon Peña, who prosecutors called the "mastermind" of a string of shootings at the homes of four Democratic elected officials following ...

The field of candidates hoping to be the next mayor of Albuquerque continues to swell. The large number of candidates has ...

Six people were arrested after Springfield police seized three illegal firearms at Blunt Park on Saturday. Officers responded ...

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed into law a bill banning Glock switches and other conversion devices that convert ...

The devices, sometimes referred to as Glock switches, enable handguns to act like machine guns, firing more than one shot with a single pull of the trigger.