Two guns that police say were used in the New Year’s Eve massing shooting in Mobile are illegal under federal law, but not state law.
“We are seeing more and more cases involving what have come to be known as Glock switches,” incoming Mobile County District Attorney Keith Blackwood said Thursday. “These are devices that are mass produced, mostly overseas. They can even be 3D-printed, which is very concerning.”with murder on Thursday, said the gun he is accused of firing had one of these devices that converted his weapon into a fully automatic machine gun.
Current Alabama law makes it a crime to alter a weapon. But Blackwood said that applies to things like rubbing off the serial number or other actions affecting the identification of a gun, not how it functions. He said the Glock switches are so new that state law hasn’t had time to catch up. “Up until now, federal regulation over fully automatic machine guns has been enough, in our mind,” he told FOX10 News. “But with the prevalence of these Glock switches, how we’re seeing them flood the market, we just feel like there needs to be a state-law solution at this point.”
Blackwood says he has drafted sample legislation modeled after federal law and a statute in Virginia that specifically targets Glock switches. He said the Alabama District Attorneys Association also is working on a proposal as part of a larger criminal justice package.“With this particular piece of material that changes it from semi-automatic to automatic, that is extremely dangerous,” he said.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Mobile has brought charges in a number of cases involving Glock chips. They include:
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Apple Fitness Plus adds Kickboxing, first new workout type in two yearsTo kick off New Year's resolutions, Apple Fitness Plus wants to give you a hand as the service is releasing one of its most important updates.
Read more »
Mobile businesses and visitors continue to react following New Year’s Eve mass shootingFollowing the deadly mass shooting on New Year’s Eve, questions remain around the safety of Mobile
Read more »
Russia says 89 troops were killed in New Year’s attack, blames use of mobile phonesRussia’s defense ministry said on Wednesday that 89 servicemen were killed in the Ukrainian attack on Makiivka in the Moscow-controlled parts of the Donetsk region, adding the main reason for…
Read more »
Two years after 'egregious' slaughter, public left prey to future 'Jason Meades'| LawyerTwo years after Casey Goodson Jr.'s death, Franklin County's prosecutor and commissioners are denying civil justice for his family and community, Sean Walton Jr. writes.
Read more »
Black Desert Mobile Adds New Update Celebrating Its Third AnniversaryPearlAbyss has released a new update for BlackDesertMobile as they have added content to celebrate the game's third anniversary. BlackDesert
Read more »
Tesla Mobile Supercharger Burns Down On New Year's DayThere to help ease demand, the mobile station was unusable after flames engulfed the megapack.
Read more »