Northwest and south Macon had the most shootings that involved an automatic weapon in 2024, according to a map of hot spots ...

People convicted of possessing machine guns ... 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 ...

“State law gives a local tool to our Birmingham police that, when they capture someone in possession of a Glock switch, they don’t necessarily have to go to the federal government,” Mayor ...

Since February of 2024, 38 people in Alabama have been charged with having a switch ... are and the effect they’ve had on our community.” Gann said a gun with a Glock switch killed HPD officer Billy ...

Local law enforcement and prosecutors say Alabama’s new state ban on Glock switches will result in more arrests and convictions and less violence in communities that have experienced deadly mass ...