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Sheriffs want a database with all concealed carry permits

Monday the Alabama Sheriff’s Association announced their support for a bill that would create a statewide repository of information about concealed carry permits and would allow officers to check the validity of a concealed carry permit. House Bill 308 is sponsored by State Representative Shane Stringer (R-Mobile). “In the past 13 months, Alabamians have encountered … Continued
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February 25, 2020

NRA supports streamlined concealed carry permits bill

Wednesday, State Senator Randy Price (R-Opelika) and State Representative Proncey Robertson (R-Mt. Hope) pre-filed a bill that would establish a cohesive and statewide management level process for administering and managing concealed weapons permits in the state of Alabama. The National Rifle Association has endorsed this legislation. “As retired police officer I know firsthand what law … Continued
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January 23, 2020

Merrill says that he has visited all 67 counties

Saturday, Secretary of State John H. Merrill (R) poke to the Tennessee Valley Republican Club at their monthly meeting in Madison. Merrill is a candidate for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Doug Jones (D). Merrill said that he is the only candidate in this race who is recognized as … Continued
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October 14, 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
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July 30, 2019
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Defending the Second Amendment

This past week, Democrats in Congress again launched an attack on our Constitution and the rights we cherish as Americans. This time, they came after the Second Amendment and our right to bear arms. HR8, the latest Democrat-led gun control bill does absolutely nothing to prevent criminals or violent persons from getting their hands on … Continued
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March 5, 2019
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One year later, we still March for Our Lives

On the day we celebrate love, we also must commemorate a devastating anniversary, the first since the mass shooting last year at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. That Valentine’s Day afternoon, in six minutes of terror, a former MSD student killed 17 students and staff members and injured 17 more. Sadly, in … Continued
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February 14, 2019
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National Hunting and Fishing Day: Celebrating Alabama’s sportsmen and women

Saturday, September 22, is our nation’s 46th annual National Hunting and Fishing Day. As Co-Chair of the Alabama Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus and as a member of the 48-state National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses, I am proud to take time to celebrate the time-honored traditions of hunting and angling. I am also pleased to recognize the … Continued
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September 20, 2018