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North Alabama Legislative leaders hold public legislative forum in Huntsville

Several state legislators representing Madison County held a town hall listening event Monday at the Huntsville City Hall. Sen. Arthur Orr said that the purpose of the forum is for the legislature to hear from the public and the legislators, including Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon, listened as Madison County resident after Madison County … Continued
February 26, 2019

Giffords Law Center gives Alabama an “F” for weak gun laws

The Giffords Law Center recently released Gun Law Scorecard grades and ranks for all 50 states based on their gun laws. Alabama was among 22 states that receive an F for their lack of gun control legislation. In 2018 state legislatures passed 67 new laws in 26 states limiting their citizens’ Second Amendment rights. The … Continued
February 11, 2019

Registration for spring BOW workshop opens January 9

The State of Alabama is offering another round of its popular Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) training. Registration for the next workshop will opens on January 9 for first-time attendees and January 15 for both first-timers and those who have previously attended. The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) sponsors the event, which takes … Continued
January 3, 2019

Zeigler completes year-end audit

As 2018 closes, State Auditor Jim Zeigler says that his office, which he calls “the watchman for the people” suffered adversities in 2018, but overcame them with solid improvements. The biggest setback was when the Auditor’s staff were kicked out of Alabama State House. In April, the Legislative Council notified Zeigler that his staff must … Continued
December 26, 2018

Trump administration orders gun owners to hand over, destroy all bump-stock-type devices

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker announced that the Department of Justice has amended the regulations of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), clarifying that bump stocks fall within the definition of “machinegun” under federal law, as such devices allow a shooter of a semiautomatic firearm to initiate a continuous firing cycle with … Continued
December 20, 2018

36 in Tuscaloosa indicted on gun charges

Federal and local authorities announced Thursday that a two-month operation focused on reducing violent crime in Tuscaloosa resulted in federal charges against 36 defendants, with 40 guns seized. The indictments were announced by: U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Marcus Watson, Tuscaloosa Police Chief Steven … Continued
November 2, 2018

Ainsworth’s wife injured in skeet shooting accident

State Rep. Will Ainsworth, R – Guntersville, the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, announced that his wife, Kendall Ainsworth, was injured in a family skeet shooting outing Tuesday. “While skeet shooting with our family on Tuesday evening, my wife, Kendall, was involved in a minor accident and suffered an injury that required staples,” Ainsworth said in … Continued
October 31, 2018

Ivey campaign responds to Maddox saying he is pro-life and pro-gun

Governor Kay Ivey (R) and her campaign responded to a new television commercial by Walter “Walt” Maddox’s (D) campaign in which the Mayor told voters that he was Pro-Life, Pro-gun, and would never lie to them. “Walt Maddox has not only opposed every pro-life measure that’s been discussed on the campaign trail, he’s shown outright … Continued
October 9, 2018

Ivey campaign promotes School Safety Initiative in new TV ad

In the modern America that we live in, the greatest fear of every parent is that some hate-filled outcast will walk into their child’s school with guns blazing. Wednesday, Kay Ivey’s campaign highlighted Kay’s school safety initiative to counter that threat in a new statewide TV ad. In the ad, Alabama educator and mom Cindy … Continued
September 13, 2018

Refuse to be ignored

Watching the way Republicans in Alabama are campaigning for their offices – statewide, congressional seats, Legislature – is discouraging to people who care. They are running invisible campaigns against their Democratic opponents. Their strategy appears to be out-of-sight, out-of-trouble-with-their-views. They don’t want to stick their heads up too far and end up the victim of … Continued
August 2, 2018