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

Today, we proved that progress can happen and that the Alabama legislature can come together to help solve real problems," ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The devices, sometimes referred to as Glock switches, enable handguns to act like machine guns, firing more than one shot with a single pull of the trigger.