Bill banning Glock switches in Alabama approved by House, heads back to Senate

THEY DISCUSSED COMING UP TONIGHT AT TEN. THE PUSH FOR A STATEWIDE BAN ON GLOCK SWITCHES IS TAKING CENTER STAGE TODAY, AS CITY LEADERS JOIN POLICE IN URGING ACTION TO HELP PREVENT FUTURE TRAGEDIES. �� 13 BRITTANY DECKER HAS MORE. A UNITED FRONT TO BAN GLOCK SWITCHES STATEWIDE. WE ARE LASER FOCUSED ON MAKING SURE WE CAN KEEP OUR PUBLIC SAFE. SEEING GUN CONVERSION DEVICES HAVE NO PLACE IN A CIVILIZED SOCIETY. THEY DO NOT BELONG IN OUR COMMUNITIES OR NEIGHBORHOODS. THEY POSE A DIRECT THREAT TO BOTH OUR CITIZENS AND TO THE BRAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO RISKED THEIR LIVES DAILY. THE BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL AND POLICE DEPARTMENT STOOD WITH THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE AND MEMBERS OF THE JEFFERSON COUNTY DELEGATION TO ADDRESS THE INFLUX OF THESE DEVICES THAT MAKE SEMI-AUTOMATIC WEAPONS FIRE LIKE MACHINE GUNS. SINCE I’VE TAKEN THIS ROLE, WE’VE TAKEN ROUGHLY 30 TO 40 GLOCK SWITCHES OFF OUR STREETS IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA. DISTRICT 55 REPRESENTATIVE TRAVIS HENDRICKS ALSO SPOKE TODAY. A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE FROM A POLITICIAN AND SERGEANT WITH THE BIRMINGHAM POLICE. FROM BEING A SERGEANT WITH BIRMINGHAM POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND ALSO BEING A STATE LEGISLATOR. PERSONALLY, THIS MEANS A LOT TO ME. HE DETAILED THE SAFE ALABAMA PACKAGE. GOVERNOR KAY IVEY INTRODUCED IT LAST WEEK. THE LEGISLATION ADDRESSES A NUMBER OF PUBLIC SAFETY RELATED ISSUES, ALL WITH THE MAIN GOAL TO KEEP OUR STREETS AND STATE SAFER. ONE PERSON CANNOT SOLVE THIS ISSUE ALONE OF GUN VIOLENCE. US WORKING TOGETHER AS ONE FOR A COMM

Video above: Previous coverageA ban on Glock switches is one step closer to becoming law in Alabama.Making a few changes, lawmakers in the Alabama House approved Senate Bill 116, which would ban conversion devices that can make semi-automatic weapons fire like machine guns.The Alabama Senate previously voted 28-0 for the bill. They must now approve the amended version before it heads to Gov. Kay Ivey's desk."I look forward to signing this bill into law," Ivey tweeted Thursday afternoon.A bipartisan coalition is pushing for the legislation after a violent 2024 that saw multiple mass shootings. The conversion devices that speed the firing of semi-automatic weapons are already banned under federal law, but there’s currently no state law that bans them.“We’re giving our local law enforcement the ability to arrest and prosecute these folks who would take these conversion devices and convert a semi-automatic legal pistol to a fully automatic weapon,�� Republican Sen. Will Barfoot, the sponsor of the bill, said.Republican Gov. Kay Ivey called for a state ban on the devices in her State of the State address.Police say the devices produce a rapid hard-to-control spray of bullets that increase the number of casualties during a shooting.A conversion device was used in a September shooting that killed four people outside a Birmingham lounge, police believe. At least one man in possession of a machine gun conversion device was arrested in November after a shooting on Tuskegee University’s campus that left one person dead and 16 others wounded.“I join the residents of Birmingham in applauding the Alabama House for their support of the Glock switch ban," said Birmingham mayor Randall Woodfin Thursday. "Specifically, I want to recognize Rep. Phillip Ensler and Sen. Will Barfoot for championing this issue as bill sponsors. This is a major step forward in keeping our streets safer. I encourage our state and local partners to continue to maintain this united front as we work toward ending the scourge of gun violence in our communities.”The devices are banned under federal law and in 23 states, according to the anti-violence group Everytown for Gun Safety.This article contains information from the Associated Press

MONTGOMERY, Ala. —

Video above: Previous coverage

A ban on Glock switches is one step closer to becoming law in Alabama.

Making a few changes, lawmakers in the Alabama House approved Senate Bill 116, which would ban conversion devices that can make semi-automatic weapons fire like machine guns.

The Alabama Senate previously voted 28-0 for the bill. They must now approve the amended version before it heads to Gov. Kay Ivey's desk.

"I look forward to signing this bill into law," Ivey tweeted Thursday afternoon.

A bipartisan coalition is pushing for the legislation after a violent 2024 that saw multiple mass shootings. The conversion devices that speed the firing of semi-automatic weapons are already banned under federal law, but there’s currently no state law that bans them.

“We’re giving our local law enforcement the ability to arrest and prosecute these folks who would take these conversion devices and convert a semi-automatic legal pistol to a fully automatic weapon,�� Republican Sen. Will Barfoot, the sponsor of the bill, said.

Republican Gov. Kay Ivey on the devices in her State of the State address.

Police say the devices produce a rapid hard-to-control spray of bullets that increase the number of casualties during a shooting.

A conversion device was used in a September shooting that killed four people outside a Birmingham lounge, police believe. At least one man in possession of a machine gun conversion device was arrested in November after a shooting on Tuskegee University’s campus that left one person dead and 16 others wounded.

“I join the residents of Birmingham in applauding the Alabama House for their support of the Glock switch ban," said Birmingham mayor Randall Woodfin Thursday. "Specifically, I want to recognize Rep. Phillip Ensler and Sen. Will Barfoot for championing this issue as bill sponsors. This is a major step forward in keeping our streets safer. I encourage our state and local partners to continue to maintain this united front as we work toward ending the scourge of gun violence in our communities.��

The devices are banned under federal law and in 23 states, according to the anti-violence group Everytown for Gun Safety.

This article contains information from the Associated Press

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Bill banning Glock switches in Alabama approved by House, heads back to Senate

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