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

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

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

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

A teenage boy is the first person in Birmingham to be arrested under Alabama’s new state ban on Glock switches. The Birmingham Police Department’s Special Enforcement Team arrested a 15-year-old ...

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

The Birmingham mayor, who lost a brother and nephew in shootings, has expressed frustration over gun violence in his city.

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed a bill making the possession of a “Glock switch” illegal in the state of Alabama.

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

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - In a significant move to curb gun violence, the Alabama State Senate voted in favor of Senate Bill 116, which will make the possession of Glock switches a Class C felony.

In New Mexico, police and prosecutors backed an effort to outlaw devices that convert pistols into machine guns. In Alabama, the governor made it a priority. Lawmakers in both states — one led ...