But businesses in Birmingham have felt the ripple effects of gun violence. Following the mass shooting at Hush Hookah/Cigar ...

If convicted of possessing a Glock-type switch, you could be sentenced to up to 10 years in prison, regardless of whether the switch was on a gun.

Attorneys general in Minnesota and New Jersey sued Glock on Thursday, accusing the company of making handguns that are easily modified to fire as illegal machine guns through a cheap add-on known ...

Birmingham puts Glock switch ban at top of legislative wishlist. Updated: Jan. 02, 2025, 9:19 a.m. ... The bill passed the House by a vote of 60-38 but died without a vote in the Senate.

It also had laser sights on it, and it had what we call a Glock switch," Vanore said on March 11. ATF agents say the devices are easy to install and can be very hard to spot at a glance.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey and Minnesota sued Glock on Thursday, calling on the gunmaker to stop selling firearms that can be adapted with dime-sized switches to fire up to 1,200 rounds a ...

NJ Spotlight News. Glock sued for switch that lets pistol fire like machine gun. Clip: 12/12/2024 | 4m 32s Video has Closed Captions | CC. The New Jersey state attorney general filed a landmark ...

A man with a loaded gun in his car and a device in his underwear that would enable the firearm to act like a machine gun was arrested outside the Pentagon last week after attempting to speed off ...

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 ...

Officials in New Jersey and Minnesota filed a lawsuit against Glock, demanding the company suspend its sale of weapons that can be easily converted with a switch to allow 1,000+ rounds of rapid fire.

The penalty for having a Glock switch attached to a handgun is 1-6 years behind bars, though it's up to a judge whether a person will serve time in prison for the offense.

Birmingham has asked the state legislature for help addressing public safety in 2025, calling for a ban on Glock switches. The City Council adopted its legislative agenda on Dec. 17. Officials say ...