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Phillip Ensler
Representative | Montgomery, AL

Rep. Ensler Advances Common Sense Gun Reform Bill

Idea Category: Public Safety

Representative Phillip Ensler’s bill to ban the possession of trigger activators, or Glock switches, which turn handguns into machine guns, passed the state house by a vote of 60-38. Ensler assembled a coalition, including law enforcement, that argued that the ban was needed to complement federal law and keep Alabamians safe. “As a Democrat, as a new Democrat, and dealing with gun legislation, those are all uphill battles in this Legislature. But the fact that we got it done speaks volumes, and I am very grateful to the speaker of the House… and it ultimately was a bipartisan effort.” The bill now heads to the Senate.

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