Glock switches are illegal under MS HB 903, passed in 2024. Individuals caught in possession of one could face up to 10 years ...

A Glock switch is a gadget about the size of a thimble that can be plugged into the back of certain semi-automatic handguns and turn them into machine guns, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WSFA) - The Department of Justice is making new efforts to crack down on the use of Glock switches. A Glock switch is a device that can convert a semi-automatic pistol into a ...

Alabama House passes Glock switch ban, 'Back the Blue Protection Act' Updated: Mar. 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM CST Several pieces of legislation were approved by the Alabama House Thursday. ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — In just over one second, 20 rounds can be fired in one trigger pull from a gun with a Glock switch modification. It is a device that some lawmakers are pushing back against.

A device known as a Glock switch sits next to a quarter on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, at the Baton Rouge Police Department Firearm Training Range in Zachary, Louisiana.

After a mass shooting outside the Hush lounge in Birmingham, Sen. Jabo Waggoner, R-Vestavia Hills, chair of the Senate Rules Committee, told AL.com he had decided to support a ban on Glock switches.

The 1-inch device replaces the back plate of a gun. That then allows it to shoot at a rate of up to 1,000 to 1,400 rounds per minute. The small red piece at the end of the gun is the Glock switch.

A Glock switch is a small device installed on the back of a Glock handgun. Instead of firing one round per trigger pull, the device allows the gun to continue firing at a high rate as long as the ...

A man with a loaded gun in his car and a device in his underwear that would enable the firearm to act like a machine gun was arrested outside the Pentagon last week after attempting to speed off ...

People often refer generically to all gun switches as Glock switches, like using the brand Kleenex to refer to any facial tissue. Glock switch Q&A: Who makes these deadly devices? Skip to main content ...