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

The Alabama Senate passed a bill intended to ban Glock switches. The bill states a person who has possession of the device would be prosecuted with a Class C felony charge. Parents celebrating the bill's passage see the ban protecting their children.

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