Firearms

Two firearms confiscated outside Alabama prisons in late 2021

No suspects have been identified in the case of a gun found in a field outside Fountain Correctional Facility, according to the Department of Corrections.

Eddie Burkhalter

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May 24, 2022

Opinion

Permitless carry one step closer to passing

I will continue to carry a handgun and will do so legally whatever that requirement may be.

Beth Chapman

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February 28, 2022

Opinion

Alabama lawmakers want to make the gun problem worse

GOP policies have flooded the streets with weapons, leading to rising gun violence rates. Now they want to make it worse.

Josh Moon

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January 6, 2022

Birmingham offers $25,000 rewards in cases of children shot

A Good Samaritan whose young daughter was shot last month called for the community to do better.

Micah Danney

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June 9, 2021

Committee approves permitless carry, ban on enforcing federal guns laws

The Alabama Sheriffs Association opposes both bills, arguing they put law enforcement and the public at greater risk from gun violence.

Eddie Burkhalter

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April 27, 2021

Gunmaker Kimber is moving its corporate headquarters to Alabama

Kimber is now announcing that they plan to move their corporate headquarters to Troy.

Brandon Moseley

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November 8, 2020

Opinion

A gruesome murder should point Montgomery in a new direction

The city didn’t arrive overnight at a place where 16-year-old girls are drinking smoothies after a gruesome murder, and the road out of it won’t be a short one either.

Josh Moon

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October 29, 2020

NRA endorses Jeff Sessions in GOP runoff

The National Rifle Association’s National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) announced Friday that it is endorsing former Attorney General Jeff Sessions for the United States Senate in Alabama’s March 31st Republican primary runoff. Jason Ouimet, Chairman of NRA-PVF, praised Sessions for his, “steadfast support of the Second Amendment.” “Based on your strong leadership on … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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March 16, 2020

House passes bill allowing veterans, active-duty military to get free pistol permits

The Alabama House of Representatives passed legislation Tuesday that would allow active-duty military and veterans who received an honorable discharge to pay nothing when they apply for a concealed carry permit House Bill 208 is sponsored by State Representative David Standridge, R-Hayden. Under existing Alabama law, it is a misdemeanor to carry a handgun concealed … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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February 28, 2020