Police last week announced the arrest of a 15-year-old on the same charge, and that teen became the first person in Birmingham to be arrested under Alabama’s new state ban on Glock switches.

This is the second teen arrest that has been made since Gov. Kay Ivey signed a statewide ban on these machine gun conversion devices.

United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama Prim Escalona has been prosecuting Glock switch cases since 2021.

The Birmingham Police Department's Special Enforcement Team (SET) officers arrested a 17-year-old male for illegal possession ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WBRC) - The Birmingham Police Department’s Special Enforcement Team (SET) officers arrested a 17-year-old boy who was in illegal possession of both a Glock handgun and a machine gun ...

"A bipartisan coalition pushed the Alabama legislation after several multiple mass ... He was found with a Glock handgun as ...

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed a bill making the possession of a “Glock switch” illegal in the state of Alabama.

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

Birmingham's mayor says Alabama's ban on Glock switches "gives a local tool" for police and prosecutors, with violators facing up to 10 years in prison. Operation Flip the Switch is a Birmingham ...

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

Gun Owners of America, another gun-rights group, contends people should have a Second Amendment right to own machine guns.