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BamaCarry Co-Founder Issues Statement Following Arrest At Polls

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter BIRMINGHAM—Robert W. Kennedy Jr, who co-founded the gun rights group ‎BamaCarry, released a statement on his arrest for refusing to disarm at the polls on Tuesday, November 11.  Kennedy attempted to vote while openly carrying his firearm in Shelby County, despite there being a “no guns” sign at the … Continued
November 12, 2014

Second Amendment Rally to Be Held at State Capital

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, January 14 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, a pro-gun rights rally will be held in Montgomery on the Capital steps. Some of the organizers of the event are dissatisfied with compromises made in the passage of the Omnibus gun bill during the last session and want … Continued
January 2, 2014

NRA Wins Hard Fought Victory in Gun Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 286. The Omnibus Gun bill sponsored by Senator Scott Beason (R) from Gardendale and carried in the House of Representatives by Representatives Ed Henry (R) from Hartselle was a priority of the Alabama National Rifleman’s Association (NRA). Alabama Republican Party Chairman … Continued
May 21, 2013

Senate Expected to Concur with House on Gun Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, the Alabama House of Representatives passed an amended version of the Omnibus gun bill, Senate Bill 286. The compromise legislation which was supported by both the National Rifleman’s Association and the majority of Alabama Sheriffs has to come back to the Senate for the Alabama Senate to … Continued
May 6, 2013

House Passes Omnibus Gun Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, the Alabama House of Representatives passed an amended version of the Omnibus gun bill, Senate Bill 286. The compromise legislation was approved by both the National Rifleman’s Association and the majority of Alabama Sheriffs, who were concerned about the version of the bill that passed the Senate. … Continued
May 3, 2013

House Passes Gun Rights Amendment to Alabama Constitution

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter With just four days to go in the 2012 Alabama Legislative Session Alabama House Republicans passed the last plank in their “We Dare Defend our Rights” platform that the Caucus had promoted prior to the Session’s beginning. House Bill 8 would guarantee Alabama citizens a right to have guns … Continued
May 1, 2013

Shelby’s Filibuster Helps Torpedo Obama’s Assault on Americans Gun Rights

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R) from Alabama joined conservative filibuster efforts on the floor of the Senate to oppose President Barack H. Obama and Senator Dianne Feinstein’s (D) from California unpopular gun control legislation.  President Obama has spent months attempting to use the slayings of first graders … Continued
April 18, 2013

Armistead Calls on Democratic Party to Apologize for Rep. Mitchell’s Racist Rant

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Republican Party Chairman Bill Armistead has released a written statement following the widespread publication of racially   insensitive racial remarks made by State Representative Joseph Mitchell (D) from Mobile to a citizen who was campaigning for Second Amendment rights.  Mitchell wrote in an email exchange: “Your folk never used … Continued
March 28, 2013

Orr, Sanford, Holtzclaw, and Scofield Address Second Amendment Supporters

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama State Senators Arthur Orr, Paul Sanford, Bill Holtzclaw, and Clay Scofield spoke to over fifteen hundred Second Amendment supporters gathered at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville on Sunday to declare their support for Second Amendment rights. The rally was held by the South Huntsville Citizens Association. Alabama … Continued
February 26, 2013

Second Amendment Supporters Gather In Huntsville

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Over fifteen hundred Second Amendment supporters spent Saturday afternoon at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville at a rally to declare their support for Second Amendment rights. The rally was held by the South Huntsville Citizens Association and was held in conjunction with dozens of other similar resistance rallies … Continued
February 25, 2013