Mass shootings

Education is the most important service our government provides, and one of the top issues impacting education is school safety. Unfortunately, it seems like every conversation about school safety always turns into a debate about guns, and nothing ever gets done. But there are a lot of things we can – and should – be … Continued

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter They are idiots. So, on March 24 in Washington, D.C., there is going to be a huge march, the “March for Our Lives” event, where no doubt thousands of young people (and older) will express their will to do something about gun violence in America. But not everybody can … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama House of Representatives passed the Church defense bill, House Bill 34 last Thursday. HB34, sponsored by State Rep. Lynn Greer, R-Rogersville, gives churches a certain degree of civil immunity if a church attendee is forced to defend himself in church. “You got nuts everywhere just like you … Continued

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter This will not be nice. We’ve tried nice. I’ve tried nice. Nice doesn’t work. Neither does common sense or facts. I’ve tried all of those too. A bunch of us have. And still, 59 people were slaughtered, nearly 600 shot or otherwise severely injured by a man using weapons … Continued

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter President Barack Obama, entering the final year of his presidency, likely knows the power he wields. It’s a power that keeps Alabama’s U.S. Sens. Richard Shelby and Jeff Sessions red in the face. It’s a power that has Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley making claims against the president that are … Continued