Tag: guns
State Rep. Mary Moore proposes ban on semiautomatic gun sales
One Alabama lawmaker has introduced a bill banning semiautomatic firearms sales in the wake of the Feb. 14 shooting at a high school in Parkland,...
Auburn University’s Active Shooter Response Program trains thousands in best practices
By: Preston Sparks | Auburn University’s Office of Communications and Marketing
How should you respond in the midst of an active shooter incident? It's a question once...
Twinkle Cavanaugh asks Alabama Legislature to train teachers as Reserve Deputy...
In the wake of Wednesday's school shooting in Parkland, Fla. people across the country are looking for solutions to prevent similar massacres in the...
Stop vilifying gun owners and NRA members every shooting
Yesterday's tragedy in Florida reminds us (again) that life is precious and evil exists.
Shootings, as with other acts of violence and terrorism, have always...
House committee extends Stand Your Ground law to Alabama churches
An Alabama House committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would extend the state’s Stand Your Ground law to churches.
Sponsored by Rogersville-Republican State Rep....
Kimber to open Alabama firearms manufacturing facility with 366 jobs
American firearms manufacturer Kimber Manufacturing, said Tuesday that it’s opening a new manufacturing plant in Troy, Ala., where it expects to employ 366 workers.
The...
Bradley Byrne: Standing up for the Second Amendment
The Second Amendment is clear: “the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” Despite what some may try...
Martha Roby: Enhancing the protection of the Second Amendment
Our country’s Founders laid out certain rights in our Constitution in order to empower the people, not the government. Certainly among the most...
House passes bill allowing concealed carry across state lines
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 231-198 Wednesday to pass a bill that would allow people with concealed carry permits to carry their concealed...
20 percent of Alabamians have concealed carry permit — highest in...
The national gun debate continues to divide the nation leaving many Americans feeling as though their 2nd Amendments rights may soon be on the...