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Another “guns in church” bill is coming. It will be as pointless as the previous versions

You can take your gun to church, unless the church says you can’t.  There is no law that will change this. And there will never be one.  That is because in America, a private business or house of worship has the right to prevent anyone from entering their premises for pretty much any reason that … Continued
January 2, 2020

Republican Senate candidates praise “good guy with gun” in Texas church shooting

Sunday, a man killed two people in a White Settlement, Texas Church, before a member of the Church’s volunteer security team killed him ending what could have been a mass shooting. Alabama Republican candidates for U.S. Senate praised the hero, Jack Wilson, and vowed to defend Americans Second Amendment rights to self-defense if elected. “Thank … Continued
January 1, 2020

The Hoover situation gets stranger every day

What’s happening in Hoover makes no sense. Every day, there’s another report that’s stranger than the last report. Every day, someone says something that they have to almost immediately correct. Every day, there is some action taken by city leaders or Alabama Law Enforcement Agency officials that makes it seem as though they actually want … Continued
December 7, 2018

Felon pleads guilty to trying to purchase gun with counterfeit money

Wednesday, a Madison County man pleaded guilty today in federal court to being a convicted felon and trying to buy a pistol with counterfeit money. Montez Chebeir Martin, age 33, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Abdul Kallon to one count of passing counterfeit obligations or securities and one count of being a convicted felon … Continued
June 21, 2018

Senate, House leadership divided over calendar realities of passing gun safety bills

The two top leaders of Alabama’s Legislature seemed somewhat divided Thursday about the realities of getting gun and school safety legislation out of their chambers before the fast-approaching end of the legislative session. House Speaker Mac McCutcheon, R-Monrovia, was more optimistic about the chances of school and gun safety legislation getting out of the House, … Continued
March 9, 2018

A Gun or A Bitter Pill: The Test We Face

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter With only three days remaining in the 2016 Special Session, lawmaker’s willingness to come together for a Medicaid solution is waning, and hopes of letting the people vote on a lottery are faint; if not totally beyond reason. If we believe that, “The sleep of reason produces monsters,” then … Continued
August 29, 2016

Joint conference committee compromises on gun bill

By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–Scott Beason’s (R-Gardendale) gun bill passed the Senate on Thursday and will go to the House for approval on Monday, the last day of the 2013 regular session. The final version of the bill is a substitute from a joint conference committee after the Senate voted to not concur … Continued
May 14, 2013