News Woodfin joined by sheriff, district attorney and six legislators calling for Glock switch ban Published: Feb. 10, 2025, 4:19 p.m.

Local and federal officials say the new law will will help make Birmingham safer, but advocates say it will take more than a state ban, policing and prosecution to solve Alabama’s homicide problem.

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin today warned users of Glock switches and machine gun conversion devices that a new state law triggers new rewards offered for their arrest.

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin called on state lawmakers to take action and outlaw glock switches following a mass shooting in the city Saturday night.

Woodfin also said that the law should call for a mandatory 25-year sentence if a victim survives a shooting with a gun altered with a Glock switch and a minimum of life without parole if a victim ...

“Glock switches are the number one public safety issue in our city and State,” Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin said in a Facebook post on Sunday. Birmingham Police Chief Scott Thurmond called ...

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and many lawmakers are supporting a ban on Glock switches and other conversion devices that make semi-automatic weapons fire like a machine gun ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WALA) - Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin is calling for glock switches to be banned. This follows a mass shooting this weekend in Birmingham that killed four people and injured 17.

After a mass shooting in Birmingham Saturday night, the city's mayor said gun laws, including Alabama's permitless carry law and a failure to ban "Glock switches" at the state level, have tied his ...

“Glock switches are the number one public safety issue in our city and State,” Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin said in a Facebook post on Sunday. Birmingham Police Chief Scott Thurmond called ...

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and many lawmakers are supporting a ban on Glock switches and other conversion devices that make semi-automatic weapons fire like a machine gun.