An Alabama state representative filed a bill to ban gun trigger activators, such as “Glock switches.”
House Bill 234, sponsored by Rep. Randy Wood, R-Anniston, would make it a felony, punishable by up to 20 years in prison, for a person to possess, obtain, receive, sell, use, manufacture, assemble, import or transport a trigger activator.
The bill would also require a person who owns, uses or buys or sells the firearm to inspect it and any attached parts to ensure the firearm is not illegal. If a person fails to inspect a gun with a trigger activator, they would be found to be knowingly in possession.
Trigger activators are small devices that can be added to a semi-automatic gun, effectively turning them into automatic firearms. A trigger activator keeps the trigger down to continuously fire bullets, without having to press the trigger for each shot. By keeping the trigger down, a handgun with a trigger activator would fire nonstop bullets until the finger is lifted.