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

Alabama has banned gun conversion devices that have the ability to convert semi-automatic pistols into fully automatic ...

More commonly called "glock switches" for pistols or "auto sears" for rifles like AR-15s, machine gun conversion devices are ...

Terrell Monquez Searcy pleaded guilty to possession of a stolen, illegally modified machine gun found in a hospital's labor ...

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

Governor Kay Ivey put pen to paper Wednesday to make Glock switches illegal. The device can be deadly and was found at ...

A 35-year-old Charleston man has been sentenced to nearly 10 years in federal prison for possessing illegal “ghost guns” and ...

While we are not that close to the wire just yet, it appears legislative leaders are hitting the gas pedal on two more public ...

Before the bill was signed, Glock switches were only illegal federally. Now, anyone with the conversion device can be charged both federally and in the state.

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

Alabama lawmakers approved a ban on Glock switches and other conversion devices that convert semi-automatic weapons into ...

Alabama has banned gun conversion devices that have the ability to convert semi-automatic pistols into fully automatic weapons. The conversion devices, sometimes referred to as Glock switches ...