State Rep. Andrew Sorrell (R-Muscle Shoals) filed a bill in 2020 that would prevent enforcement by the state of any federal red flag laws. He also sponsored the constitutional carry bill that passed last session.
State Rep. Merika Coleman (D-Birmingham) sponsored a "red flag" gun bill in the Alabama legislature in 2019 and wants to do so again in the near future.
In tense exchange in Alabama House, Rep. Coleman tells colleague: ‘You don’t want this smoke’ AL.com 2 hrs ago
This is an opinion column.
She was fire. Controlled fire. Fire, nonetheless.
It was the final day/night of the 2021 Alabama legislative session, the marathon day/night, the day/night when lawmakers bring their pajamas, comfortable shoes, and snacks to work until the clock strikes midnight.
A week ago Monday, around midday, Rep. Merika Coleman (D-Birmingham) had just wrapped a cordial yet spirited repartee with Rep. Paul Lee (R-Houston County) over the vaccination passport bill. As the lawmakers stood at podiums safely socially distanced apart on the House floor, Coleman asked Lee to read portions of the bill, including amendments, to clarify how they prevented private businesses and educational institutions from requiring customers or students to be vaccinated against COVID-19. She also repeatedly asked that their exchange be recorded.
Anti-trans health care bill would force Alabama schools to out transgender students to their parents
In addition to penalizing doctors, bill would force school officials to inform parents if their child s gender-nonconformity
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Alabama State Capitol – Photo: Carol M. Highsmith.
Alabama Republican lawmakers are pushing a bill that would bar transgender youth under the age of 19 from accessing gender-affirming medical care and also contains a provision to force school authorities to out transgender children to their parents.
The bill, proposed by State Rep. Wes Allen (R-Troy), is called, in Orwellian fashion, the “Alabama Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act.” But its intent is to make it a Class C felony, meaning that any doctor or medical provider who prescribes, dispenses, or administers puberty blockers or hormones to transgender children, or performs gender confirmation surgery on a trans youth could end up serving up to 10 years in prison.
Johnson: Hey, frenzied gun buyers, what are you scared of?
Updated Jan 15, 2021;
Posted Jan 15, 2021
A federal grand jury issued a 17-count indictment against Alabama s Lonnie Coffman in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021 riots at the U.S. Capitol. Documents show a number of weapons seized from Coffman s pickup truck and other items connected to his arrest. (Federal Court Documents)
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What are you afraid of? Serious question.
What are you afraid of that’s causing you to buy guns in such a frenzy? Causing you to stockpile weapons and ammunition like bread and water ahead of a storm? (Which I still don’t understand).