The Senate Thursday evening voted to approve a sweeping guns bill that the sponsor says will clarify gun rights in the state and critics say violate property rights of business owners. The upper chamber voted to approve a conference committee report on the bill 25 to 5, a report that included mostly technical changes. The [...]
An overhaul of Alabama gun laws supported by Alabama sheriffs, district attorneys, and the National Rifle Association is close to becoming law in the state of Alabama. “We definitely feel like the Second Amendment is being attacked at the federal level,” said Rep. Ed Henry, the House sponsor of the legislation, in talking about the [...]
Alabama sheriffs, district attorneys and other law enforcement expressed serious concerns about a proposed overhaul of gun laws in the state until Thursday – when they joined the National Rifle Association in supporting the proposal after the sides reached a compromise with lawmakers. “It is a very delicate balance between protecting 2nd Amendment rights and [...]
A standing-room only crowd Tuesday morning heard gun rights advocates and representatives of Alabama’s business and law enforcement communities volley arguments back and forth over a bill that would significantly expand gun rights in the state. The legislation, sponsored by Sen. Scott Beason, R-Gardendale, would allow the issuance of lifetime gun permits and authorize gun [...]
Social media has been abuzz about how state senators voted in committee on Wednesday on a bill to stop implementation of the Common Core State Standards Initiative, an effort to establish national standards for core curriculum in schools that many conservatives are vehemently opposed to. The Senate Education Policy Committee approved the bill, sponsored by [...]