Local news Concerns raised over Moms for Liberty, guns at Madison Street Festival The primary point of contention surrounds the participation of gun vendors and the group known as Moms for Liberty. StaffOctober 5, 2023
Featured Opinion Opinion | The cost of the American gun culture There is a cost for our continued reverence for guns. The families of gun violence victims know it well. Josh MoonApril 17, 2023
Legislature Bill to ban “trigger activators” advances in House committee Only one lawmaker expressed any concern about the bill and the lack of language creating stiffer sentences. Jacob HolmesApril 14, 2023
Legislature Exclusive: DAs Association pushing bills on gun crime, retail theft and fentanyl One bill would add additional penalties for individuals convicted of a violent crime caught in possession of a firearm. John H. GlennMarch 22, 2023
Opinion Opinion | We’re exceptional at killing kids with guns Gun violence recently surpassed vehicle crashes as the No.1 killer of children aged 1 through 17. Joey KennedyJanuary 17, 2023
Opinion Opinion | Permitless carry one step closer to passing I will continue to carry a handgun and will do so legally whatever that requirement may be. Beth ChapmanFebruary 28, 2022
Legislature Opinion | Alabama lawmakers want to make the gun problem worse GOP policies have flooded the streets with weapons, leading to rising gun violence rates. Now they want to make it worse. Josh MoonJanuary 6, 2022
National Alabama man pleads guilty to weapons, molotov cocktails charges connected to Jan. 6 attack Lonnie Coffman, 71, is to be sentenced on April 1 and faces up to nearly four years in prison, according to sentencing guidelines. Eddie BurkhalterNovember 12, 2021
Legislature Committee approves permitless carry, ban on enforcing federal guns laws The Alabama Sheriffs Association opposes both bills, arguing they put law enforcement and the public at greater risk from gun violence. Eddie BurkhalterApril 27, 2021
State Gun violence costs more per person in Alabama than almost every other state, study says States with the strictest gun safety regulations incur the lowest short-term and long-term costs associated with gun violence, researchers found. Micah DanneyFebruary 22, 2021