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Senators work with Supercomputer Authority to expand telehealth options

Access to healthcare services is critical to good health, yet Alabama rural residents face a variety of access barriers which are apparent to Senate Majority Leader Greg Reed, R-Jasper, and Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton, D- Greensboro.  Ideally, residents need to access services such as primary care, dental care, behavioral health, emergency care, and public health services.  In early 2020, Senator … Continued
April 21, 2020

Sheriffs: Concealed carry permits should not be used for firearms purchases

The Alabama Sheriffs Association announced Wednesday that they have adopted the position that Alabama concealed carry permits should be not be used as an alternative to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System for firearms sales. Prior to last week, Alabama CCP holders could go to Wal-Mart, or another federal firearms licensee, and purchase a … Continued
August 2, 2019

Sheriffs working on a fix to ATF’s rejection of Alabama concealed carry permit

On Wednesday, Federal Firearm Licensees (FFL’s) began receiving phone calls and letters from the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms instructing them that they could no longer accept Alabama Concealed Carry Permits (CCPs) issued by Alabama’s Sheriffs as an alternative to completion of a National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) check … Continued
July 30, 2019

Shine a light on Autism Awareness Month

April is National Autism Awareness Month and as the father of a child on the autism spectrum, I know firsthand the importance of raising awareness for the 50,000 Alabamians impacted by autism. Affecting one in every 68 people, autism has become the country’s fastest growing developmental disability. I have spent the past decade advocating to … Continued
April 3, 2018

Separating fact from fiction about “Gun Bill”

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Senate passed Senate Bill 24, which would allow Alabamians, who are lawfully permitted to own a firearm, to carry them concealed on their person without having to purchase a concealed carry permit (sometimes popularly called a “pistol permit”) from their Sheriff’s Office. However, the Alabama Sheriff’s Association … Continued
April 25, 2017