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

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

On Wednesday, officials announced that 23-year-old Elijah Antonio Porter of Gulfport was sentenced to 46 months in prison for ...

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

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (FOX 44) – A Glock 19 with a switch has been seized in a College Station traffic stop, in addition to narcotics. College Station Police say 19-year-old Joe John Andrade ...

The Alabama Senate on Tuesday issued final approval for a bill that would make possession of a Glock switch a Class C felony.

AL.com’s “Beyond the Violence” project, in partnership with The Birmingham Times, examines how Birmingham can become safer, ...

The mayor issued recorded and written statements shortly after Alabama Senate Bill 116 was signed into law by Governor Kay Ivey on Mar. 19.

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

A Glock switch is a device that allows a semi-automatic Glock pistol to function as a fully automatic machine gun.