Some are used by backyard gun enthusiasts. Others are used by criminals. A Glock switch is a gadget about the size of a thimble that can be plugged into the back of certain semi-automatic handguns ...

As of March 19, 2025, possession of a Glock switch could now result in a prison sentence of up to 10 years. “State law gives a local tool to our Birmingham police that, when they capture someone ...

Credit: AP/Alex Brandon A Glock switch is one type of a machine gun conversion device. It's a metal or plastic piece, about the size of a coin, that attaches to the back of Glock pistol ...

Kylen “KTM Prime” Ingram, 22, of Starkville, pleaded guilty in December 2024 to possession and transfer of a “Glock switch,” which is a device that converts a semi-automatic handgun to ...

Gov. Kay Ivey Wednesday signed a bill making possession of a “Glock switch,” which converts semi-automatic handguns into fully automatic weapons, a state crime. SB 116, sponsored by Sen. Will Barfoot, ...

A second teen has been charged in Birmingham for being in illegal possession of a Glock switch. The Birmingham Police Department reports Special Enforcement Team arrested the 17-year-old boy ...

New Jersey and Minnesota sued Glock on Thursday, calling on the gunmaker to stop selling firearms that can be adapted with dime-sized switches to fire up to 1,200 rounds a minute.