{"id":119042,"date":"2025-03-08T02:05:03","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T02:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/alabama\/bill-criminalizing-glock-switch-possession-passes-in-house\/"},"modified":"2025-03-08T02:05:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-08T02:05:03","slug":"bill-criminalizing-glock-switch-possession-passes-in-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=119042","title":{"rendered":"Bill criminalizing Glock switch possession passes in House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Alabama House of Representatives approved a bill that would make possessing a Glock switch a Class C felony.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SB116, sponsored by Sen. Will Barfoot, R-Montgomery, was passed by a vote of 77-23. It now returns to the Senate for final approval before heading to the governor\u2019s desk.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Philip Ensler, D-Montgomery, has introduced this legislation in the last two legislative sessions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI am grateful for the overwhelming, bipartisan support,\u201d Ensler said. \u201cI look forward to the Senate giving the bill its final stamp of approval and this important measure becoming law.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The legislation would impose penalties from one year and one day to 10 years for possessing any part or combination of parts designed to convert a pistol into a machine gun. An amendment was also added to ensure the law takes effect immediately upon the governor\u2019s signature.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No state law specifically prohibits Glock switches, though they are illegal under federal law. Lawmakers emphasized the impact of these devices, particularly in Birmingham, where gun violence involving machine gun conversion devices has become increasingly common.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Juandalynn Givan, D-Birmingham, thanked Ensler and Barfoot for their efforts but urged the House that there\u2019s more work to be done as far as implementing mentor programs and cracking down on the sale of stolen firearms in the state.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div class=\"zox-post-ad-wrap\"><span class=\"zox-ad-label\">Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cRight now, I\u2019m begging. I\u2019m begging for help with regard to so many lives being lost, and we have to catch these young people before they get to high school,\u201d Givan said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The bill gained significant traction following a mass shooting at Birmingham\u2019s Hush Lounge on September 21, which resulted in four deaths and 17 injuries. Givan said that if not for this shooting, SB116 might not have gained as much traction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cBecause of the urgency of now, because of the Hush Lounge killing, that was on the Southside. But just two months before then, there was a shooting, a mass killing of four on the Northside, but it mattered more because it was on the Southside,\u201d Givan said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Despite bipartisan support and the backing of Gov. Kay Ivey, 23 Republicans voted against the bill and four others abstained. 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