Legislature Big 10 Mayors: Strengthen penalties for firing weapons into buildings, vehicles A bill would increase the criminal penalties for firing into occupied homes, businesses, vehicles, rail cars, and other buildings. Staff5 days ago
Featured Opinion In police shooting, Decatur police, city officials have some explaining to do Videos of the shooting by Decatur police of Stephen Perkins have raised questions that need to be answered truthfully. Josh MoonOctober 6, 2023
Legislature Legislature OKs bill to improve mental health records in gun background check system SB158 would require reporting of involuntary commitment orders for inpatient and outpatient care to ALEA. Samuel StettheimerJune 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 prohibit guns on school grounds sent to subcommittee Currently, a person can take a concealed pistol onto school grounds as long as they have a permit. Jacob HolmesMarch 30, 2023
State Alabamians can now carry a gun in public without a permit A constitutional carry law to allow Alabamians to conceal a firearm without a permit went into effect on Sunday. John H. GlennJanuary 2, 2023
State What are Alabama’s gun laws? Alabama has some of the weakest gun laws in the country and one of the highest gun death rates. John H. GlennJune 2, 2022
Prisons Two firearms confiscated outside Alabama prisons in late 2021 No suspects have been identified in the case of a gun found in a field outside Fountain Correctional Facility, according to the Department of... Eddie BurkhalterMay 24, 2022
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