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House Committee advances bill to expand stand your ground law

The Alabama House Judiciary Committee voted Wednesday to advance HB 49, which would expand Alabama’s existing Stand Your Ground law. The current law establishes that a person may use deadly physical force to defend themselves or others from life-threatening physical force. HB 49 extends the stand your ground law to Church. HB 49 effectively authorizes … Continued

Brandon Moseley

March 22, 2019

House passes bill that would require background checks on sales, transfers of all firearms

The House voted 240 to 190 to pass H.R. 8 to require background checks for anyone wishing to purchase a firearm. Rep. Terri A. Sewell, D-Alabama, voted for the bill. “Today’s vote is historic – it is the first time in my eight years in Congress that the House of Representatives has taken bold action … Continued

Brandon Moseley

February 28, 2019

Opinion

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

Joey Kennedy

February 14, 2019

BamaCarry holds legislative conference

The Second Amendment rights group BamaCarry held their 2019 Legislative Conference on Saturday at the Jasper Civic Center in Walker County. Over 230 people were on hand to promote the expansion of gun rights in Alabama. “Thank you so much for helping with the campaign,” said Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth. “I am one of you; I … Continued

Brandon Moseley

February 12, 2019

NAACP calls for DOJ to investigate Hoover police shooting, for officer to resign

Thursday, the Alabama NAACP and ACLU held a joint press conference in which they demanded more information about the shooting of Emantic “E.J” Fitzgerald Bradford Jr. by a Hoover Police Officer at Hoover’s Riverchase Galleria Mall on Thanksgiving night. On Tuesday Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) announced that the shooting of Bradford, who was … Continued

Brandon Moseley

February 8, 2019

Sewell to bring widow of fallen police officer to the State of the Union

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Selma, announced that Tiphanie Carter, the wife of fallen Birmingham Police Department Sgt. Wytasha Carter, will be her guest at the 2019 State of the Union address. President Donald Trump will address both houses of Congress and the nation in the 2019 State of the Union address. The speech will be … Continued

Brandon Moseley

February 5, 2019

Three U.S. attorneys in Alabama recognize the service and sacrifice of law enforcement

U.S. attorneys Jay E. Town, Louis V. Franklin, Sr. and Richard W. Moore released a statement recognizing the roles that law enforcement plays in protecting and serving the people of Alabama and recognizing the sacrifices that law enforcement officers sometimes pay to make our communities safer. The three U.S. Attorneys “took time to stop, remember … Continued

Brandon Moseley

February 4, 2019

Mobile police officer killed in the line of duty

Mobile Police Officer Sean Tuder was shot and killed Sunday around 4 p.m. Tuder, along with other officers, was attempting to execute an arrest warrant at an apartment complex at 1545 Leroy Steven Road in Mobile. A suspect is in custody — 19-year-old Marco Perez. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey expressed her sadness at the news … Continued

Brandon Moseley

January 21, 2019

Court of Criminal Appeals upholds Butler County murder conviction

The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals upheld the murder conviction of Jimmy Earl Little. The 31-year-old Greenville man was convicted in Butler County Circuit Court in June 2018 for the murder of Martin Wilson. Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the decision Friday. According to Marshall’s offuce, the evidence presented at trial established that Little murdered … Continued

Brandon Moseley

January 15, 2019

Birmingham police officer killed, second in critical condition

Saturday night two Birmingham Police officers were shot. Sergeant Wytasha Carter has died from his wounds and the second officer remains in critical condition. On Sunday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) announced the tragic news of Sergeant Carter’s wounds. “We began today with the heartbreaking news that Birmingham Police Sergeant Wytasha Carter was killed in … Continued

Brandon Moseley

January 14, 2019