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Springfield police recover illegal firearm with Glock switch after ShotSpotter activation - Newport Dispatch

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SPRINGFIELD — On Sunday, Feb. 9 at approximately 5:25 a.m., Springfield police officers seized an illegal firearm equipped with a sear selector switch and arrested 25-year-old Devin Garcia on the 600 block of State Street. Around 4:05 a.m., officers responded to Oak Grove Avenue following a ShotSpotter activation. Members of the Springfield Police Real-Time Analysis Center (R-TAC) provided responding officers with a photo of a suspect vehicle. D…
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If Federal Government Can Ban Deadly Glock Switches; Why Not Alabama Legislature? Local Leaders Ask

By Greg Garrison | ggarrison@al.com Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin on Monday circled the wagons at Boutwell Auditorium calling for the Alabama Legislature to pass a ban on Glock switches, the device that law enforcement officers say can turn a pistol into the firepower equivalent of a machine gun. “We are laser-focused on making sure we can keep our public safe,” Woodfin said. Birmingham ended 2024 with 152 homicides, the highest number of ki…

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Area Officials Call for Bipartisan Support of State Glock Switch Ban, Other Proposed Public Safety Measures - BirminghamWatch

Interim Birmingham Police Chief Michael Pickett, flanked by state and local officials, discusses legislation to ban Glock switches and pass other public safety legislation during a press conference Feb. 10, 2025. (Source: Facebook livestream) A group of policymakers and law enforcement officials in Jefferson County on Monday called for bipartisan support in Montgomery to pass public safety measures, chiefly a state ban on firearm conversion devi…

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Springfield police recover illegal firearm with Glock switch after ShotSpotter activation - Newport Dispatch

SPRINGFIELD — On Sunday, Feb. 9 at approximately 5:25 a.m., Springfield police officers seized an illegal firearm equipped with a sear selector switch and arrested 25-year-old Devin Garcia on the 600 block of State Street. Around 4:05 a.m., officers responded to Oak Grove Avenue following a ShotSpotter activation. Members of the Springfield Police Real-Time Analysis Center (R-TAC) provided responding officers with a photo of a suspect vehicle. D…

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Newport Dispatch broke the news in on Tuesday, February 11, 2025.
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