What are Glock switches? Will Alabama ban them after Birmingham’s latest mass shooting?

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The aftermath of a mass shooting in Birmingham’s Five Points South. Justin Yurkanin

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin called on Alabama legislators to ban gun conversion devices such as Glock switches hours after a mass shooting in an entertainment area Saturday night left four people dead and at least 17 others injured.

“Converting a semi-automatic weapon into a fully automatic weapon that discharges all bullets within seconds doesn’t belong on our domestic streets,” Woodfin said in a Facebook post Sunday morning. “This shouldn’t be up for debate. This morning, too many families have to pick up the pieces of an unfair new normal that doesn’t include their love one.”

As of 9 a.m. Sunday morning, law enforcement officials are searching for people responsible for the shooting. Local officials are holding a news conference soon. See latest updates from the shooting and investigation here.

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