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

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

A new law makes possessing any device intended to convert a pistol into a machine gun punishable by a term between 366 days and 10 years.

A 15-year-old male was arrested by the Birmingham Police Department's Special Enforcement Team (SET) officers for illegal ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Legislature is just over halfway through the 2024 Legislative Session with Tuesday marking the ...

The Alabama Senate on Tuesday issued final approval for a bill that would make possession of a Glock switch a Class C felony.

Alabama lawmakers approved a ban on Glock switches and other conversion devices that convert semi-automatic weapons into ...

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

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

The law, which goes into effect immediately, targets devices that turn semiautomatic handguns into makeshift machine guns.

Gov. Key Ivey signed Senate Bill 116 that will officially ban illegal machine gun conversion devices statewide in Alabama. The signed bill was sponsored by State Sen. Will Barefoot (R-Montgomery) and ...

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