Local and federal officials say the new law will will help make Birmingham safer, but advocates say it will take more than a ...

The Birmingham Police Department says Special Enforcement Team (SET) officers arrested a 15-year-old boy who was in ...

Gun Owners of America, another gun-rights group, contends people should have a Second Amendment right to own machine guns.

Around 4:45, officers were investigating a suspicious vehicle on 9th Terrace North when they took the boy into custody.

The bill’s enactment follows ongoing advocacy to ban Glock Switches by the Big 10 Mayors. In February, the Mayors joined Gov.

A 15-year-old male was arrested by the Birmingham Police Department's Special Enforcement Team (SET) officers for illegal ...

London Lamar (D-Memphis) is hoping to deliver this year with a state ban on “Glock switches” and machine gun conversion kits. These devices allow semi-automatic firearms to function as an illegal, ...

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.

In Alabama, the governor made it a priority ... Credit: AP/Alex Brandon A Glock switch is one type of a machine gun conversion device. It's a metal or plastic piece, about the size of a coin ...

In Alabama, the governor made it a priority ... guns and conversion devices can face up to 10 years in prison. A Glock switch is one type of a machine gun conversion device.