Alabama bans devices converting pistols to machine guns

Republican governor signs gun control bill to ban ‘Glock switches’ as part of public safety package

The Republican governor of Alabama, Kay Ivey, signed a gun control bill on Wednesday, banning “Glock switches” and other devices that turn rifles and pistols into machine guns.

Ivey said: “While there is a federal ban on these gun conversion devices, we needed a way to empower our own law enforcement here in Alabama to get these illegal and extremely dangerous Glock switches off our streets.