An Alabama House committee killed legislation on Wednesday that would have added criminal penalties for violating a provision within the state’s new permitless carry law.
in the wake of a mass shooting d
“I don’t know if there is any gun bill that could have prevented what happened in Dadeville,” Alabama House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter, R-Rainville, said. “We put money in for security in schools. We are spending more on mental health in this state than we’ve have before. At the end of the day, I don’t know if gun laws will change bad people.”
“For whatever reason we left off a penalty,” England said. “When went into effect this year, I worked with law enforcement officers and they asked if it’s enforceable or not since it doesn’t have a penalty associated with it. It’s almost like we’d prefer confusion.”
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