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.
The legislation makes it a state crime to possess the devices, which turn semi-automatic firearms into automatic ones.
The Alabama Senate passed Senate Bill 116, making the possession of Glock switches—a device that converts handguns into fully ...
AL.com’s “Beyond the Violence” project, in partnership with The Birmingham Times, examines how Birmingham can become safer, ...
The law, which goes into effect immediately, targets devices that turn semiautomatic handguns into makeshift machine guns.
A bipartisan coalition pushed the Alabama legislation after several multiple mass shootings last year, including the shooting ...
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed into law a bill banning Glock switches and other conversion devices that convert ...
Elricko R. Mosley, 19, charged with possession of a machine gun after Illinois State Police traffic stop.
A Glock switch is a device that allows a semi-automatic Glock pistol to function as a fully automatic machine gun.
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