Alabama Man Told to Store Loaded Gun Before Voting

Gun rights activist John David Murphy stands outside his voting precinct with his firearm in Alabaster, Ala., on Tuesday, June 3, 2014. Murphy ignored a "no weapons" sign and entered to vote in Alabama's party primary with his weapon in his holster, but a deputy who made the man disarm before casting his ballot. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)

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An Alabama gun rights supporter who took a loaded pistol to the polls Tuesday got to vote, but only after putting the weapon in his pickup truck.

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John David Murphy wore his holstered 9 mm handgun and two ammunition magazines into First United Methodist Church of Alabaster when he went to vote in the Republican primary.

The church, like other precincts, had a sign in the door saying firearms are prohibited. But Murphy told a poll worker that his constitutional right to openly carry a weapon trumps a state law allowing guns in public places unless a sign is posted.

A poll worker called a Shelby County deputy, who made Murphy put the gun in his truck outside before voting. City police arrived as a precaution and left after Murphy left the polling place.

Alabama 9-Year-old Shot in the Chest - No Problem - There Was No Foul Play

Local news 

The Thursday afternoon shooting of a 9-year-old boy appears to be accidental, said Prattville Police Chief Mark Thompson. 

At this time there is nothing to point to foul play being involved the chief said. 

As of 7:45 a.m. Friday, the chief was unaware of the child's condition. He expects to call a press conference about the incident sometime today. The boy was transfered by helicopter to Prattville Baptist Hospital about 6:30 p.m. Thursday to Children's Hospital in Birmingham. 

Radio dispatch logs show Prattville fire medics were dispatched to a home in the 600 block of Upper Kingston Road at about 5:10 p.m. Thursday for a male subject shot.

I say we need to redefine "foul play."

Alabama Seeking to Loosen their Already Loose Gun Laws

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Strong opposition from law enforcement.  Of course cops oppose this kind of loosening of the gun laws.  They know that guns in civilian hands do more harm than good.

Two Alabama Children Wounded in Accidental Shootings - No Charges

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Alabama Man Shoots Himself Accidentally - No Charges

Local news reports

A Vestavia Hills man has been transported to the hospital following what appears to be an accidental shooting.

At approximately 1 p.m. this afternoon, authorities responded to the 1800 block of Laurel Road in response to a report of a person shot. When officers arrived, they found an adult male suffering from a single gunshot wound.

The man appears to have shot himself accidentally, said Gilham. No other injuries were reported.

Alabama Gun Negligence Leads to 10-Year-old's Death - The Sheriff Ruled it a Simple Accident - No Charges

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Lawful Alabama Gun Owner and Football Fan Commits Murder

This photo provided by the Hoover Police Department shows Adrian Briskey, 28, charged with killing a fellow Alabama fan after the end of last weekend's Iron Bowl football game. Briskey was angry that the victim and others didn't seem upset over the Crimson Tide's loss to archrival Auburn, said the sister of the slain woman. (AP Photo/Hoover Police Department, Capt. James Coker)

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A woman charged with killing a fellow Alabama fan after the end of last weekend's Iron Bowl football game was angry that the victim and others didn't seem upset over the Crimson Tide's loss to archrival Auburn, said the sister of the slain woman.

Adrian Laroze Briskey, 28, was charged Monday with murder in the killing of 36-year-old Michelle Shepherd.

Hoover police Capt. Jim Coker said both Birmingham women were Alabama fans and at the same party for the annual game between intrastate rivals. With no time left on the clock, Auburn returned a missed Crimson Tide field goal more than 100 yards for a 34-28 victory, dashing any hopes of Alabama playing for a third straight national championship.

Nekesa Shepherd said Briskey flew into a rage when she saw the sisters and others joking that the Crimson Tide's loss wasn't as bad as if the NBA's Miami Heat had lost a game.

"She said we weren't real Alabama fans because it didn't bother us that they lost. And then she started shooting," Shepherd told The Associated Press.

Court records were not available to show whether Briskey has a lawyer. She has only had a couple of speeding tickets in the past, records show.

Alabama Man Cuts Out Bullet after Accidentally Shooting Self in Stomach

Local news reports

A Gadsden man cut a bullet out of his own stomach after accidentally shooting himself while playing with a gun, according to police.

The 35-year-old man told police he had been out partying at nightclubs before he and a group of others went to his home in the 200 block of North 3rd Street in east Gadsden. The man said they started talking about going to the shooting range later in the day, and he started spinning a pistol around his finger.

The gun went off and a bullet struck the man's stomach, but didn't exit through his back.

"The man told police he could feel the bullet under his skin so he took a knife and cut it out himself," Captain Bobby Jackson with Gadsden PD said.

His friends convinced the man to go to Gadsden Regional Medical Center for treatment. Police say the accidental shooting happened around 5:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 23.

Alabama Man Wounded in Accidental Discharge

Local news reports

Priceville's police chief said a man was shot Monday night when a gun accidentally went off at a bonfire party.

Police Chief Billy Peebles said around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday a man was brought into a Decatur fire station with a gunshot wound in his right side. The victim, identified as Derrick Couch, 20, of Decatur, was taken to Huntsville Hospital for surgery. His current condition is unknown.

Another person at the party told police he and his friends had been firing the weapon, and as he was emptying the gun it discharged. Couch was sitting to his left when the gun fired.

Does anyone think he'll receive any kind of punishment or sanction for his actions, I mean besides a bullet in the side?

No, he probably won't.  In Alabama this is just part of doing business.  He'll go on to commit one negligent act after another until one day he kills someone. Unless, of course, he learns a lesson and straightens out.

Do you think we should take a chance on that? Do you think people who grew up with guns and already know all about gun safety, yet prove to be stupid enough to do something like this can ever learn?

The risk is too high. Next time he might shoot someone else. He should be disarmed for his own good and the good of everyone else around him.

Alabama 2-Year-old Recovering from Accidental Shooting - No Charges Expected - It Was Only an Accident

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A 2-year-old Birmingham boy is recovering after police say he accidentally shot himself Sunday afternoon.

The boy, whose name hasn't been released, is at Children's Hospital. His injury is serious, but he is expected to survive, said Birmingham police spokesman Sgt. Johnny Williams Jr.

The shooting happened about 2:45 p.m. on 66th Court Way South. Williams said the toddler found his mother's gun and shot himself in the side.

Williams said it is being investigated as an accidental shooting, but the probe is ongoing. Police said they don't expect any arrests in the case.

Alabama Man Suffers Self-Inflicted Gun Shot Wound from Dropped Gun Incident

Local news reports

Police say a man who was accidentally shot by his own gun at a Winn Dixie in Tuscaloosa will undergo surgery to remove the bullet. 

Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit Sgt. Dale Phillips says the man's .25-caliber gun fell from his hip and fired a shot into his leg while he was grocery shopping on Saturday night. 

Authorities say the gun was being carried in a holster at the time. Phillips says the bullet traveled up the victim's leg and lodged itself in his hip.

Lawful Alabama Gun Owner Shoots his Wife and Child with One Round - No Charges It Was Just an Accident

Local news reports

An accidental shooting late Saturday night resulted in a 25-year-old Jemison female and her 3-year-old child being hospitalized in Birmingham from a single gunshot wound.

Once on the scene, [Chilton County Sheriff Kevin] Davis said officers from the Jemison Police Department along with deputies from the sheriff’s department and an off-duty police officer who lives in the neighborhood found the female and her 3-year-old child suffering from a single gunshot wound after the male, 27, accidentally shot them while cleaning his gun in the family living room.

Davis said after two investigators from the Criminal Investigation Unit with the sheriff’s department responded to the scene, they determined that Charles Martin accidentally shot Debra Martin and their child.

“He [Charles] told authorities that he had just completed cleaning his handgun, was in the process of reloading it and had an accidental discharge of the gun,” Davis said. “A single bullet struck the wife, exited the wife and struck the child. One shot was fired and that one shot struck both the wife and the child.”

Selma Alabama - Murder, Attempted Murder and Suicide - Lawful Gun Owner in Action

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5-year-old Birmingham Girl Recovering from Accidental Shooting - No Charges - It Was Just an Accident

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University of Alabama Gun Policy Revised Aug. 16

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The effects of a national movement surrounding gun control have trickled down to The University of Alabama’s bylaws in the form of a revised gun policy reinforcing a campus-wide ban on guns.

The University’s gun policy was revised Aug. 16 after a new state law, which went into effect Aug. 1, and left many confused about whether guns could potentially be allowed on campus, in dorms or at athletic events.

“UA has thoroughly reviewed the impact of the state’s new gun law on our policies and procedures regarding the possession of guns and dangerous weapons on our campus,” Cathy Andreen, director of UA Media Relations, said in an emailed statement. “UA believes that its policies and procedures comply with the state law. As a result, UA will not allow the possession of guns or dangerous weapons on our campus, except under the limited circumstances set out in its policy.”

The policy maintains a strict ban on guns for all but pre-approved personnel and in all places except for vehicles, under select circumstances.

It sounds more like a clarification or a reiteration than a revision. What do you think?

And what do you make of the title of the newspaper. It brings up images of hooded KKK riders, don't you think?

Still No Guns on Campus at the University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa News

With a few exceptions, the University of Alabama will continue its prohibition against the possession of firearms on campus by students, employees and visitors, according to a revised weapons policy released Friday.

The revised policy, which goes into effect immediately and is posted on the UA website, was issued in response to a new state law that sought to clarify where and how gun owners could carry and transport their firearms.

The law, which went into effect Aug. 1, reinforced the right of gun owners to openly carry firearms in public places and permitted open carry on private property with consent. It also allows concealed-carry permit holders to have handguns on public and private property, with some exceptions.

UA’s revised policy — which applies to faculty, staff, students, contractors, patients and visitors — generally continues a ban on the possession, transportation and use of firearms and other dangerous weapons on property owned, leased or controlled by the university and any affiliated foundation or health care entity.

Similar policies at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and University of Alabama in Huntsville were also posted Friday afternoon, according to UA System spokeswoman Kellee Reinhart.

You know why?  Because the policy-making boards at the university represent an oasis of intelligence and common sense in a sea of Alabama ignorance and idoicy which extends even into the lawmaking halls.

'No Firearms' Signs Popping Up in Response to New AL Gun Law

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Alabama 18-Year-olds with Concealed Carry Permits

Miami Herald

Many Alabama sheriffs are seeing more young people ages 18 to 20 seek permits to carry concealed handguns now that a new state gun law makes it tougher to deny them.

Bobby Timmons, executive director of the Alabama Sheriffs Association, said he's fielded more questions from law enforcement about pistol permits for those in that age group than any other topic since the law took effect Aug. 1.

"Everybody in the world wants to know about this," he said.

Timmons said people that age have always been able to apply for pistol permits in Alabama. But many sheriffs never processed the applications if they thought a person was too immature to carry a concealed weapon.

"Before we said, 'Get the hell out of this office. I'm not giving you a permit,'" Timmons said.

Under the new law, sheriffs can't ignore an application and must process it within 30 days.

If they deny it, they must give the applicant a written explanation using guidelines in the new law. Then the applicant can appeal to district court, and a judge must rule within 30 days whether to grant the permit.

Assuming the applicant passes a mandatory criminal background check, the new law allows a sheriff to reject the application if there is reasonable suspicion the person may use the weapon unlawfully or in a manner that would endanger the applicant or others.

The law sets out 11 reasons the sheriff may consider. Most focus on the person having an involuntary commitment to a hospital or other facility for mental health or drug problems. But one says a sheriff can reject the request when the applicant causes "justifiable concern for public safety."

Butler County Sheriff Kenny Harden said he used to get one or two young people under 21 seeking a pistol permit each year, and he denied most of them. "Ninety percent are not mature enough to be out there with a gun," he said.

But he said he had three come in the first week the law was in effect, including one on the first day.

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/08/11/3555941/new-ala-gun-law-makes-pistol-permit.html#storylink=cpy

Alabama is Loosening Its Already Loose Gun Laws

The Troy Messenger reports.  Remember, Alabama is one of the dumbest states in America, so they're loosening the gun laws.

Alabama’s gun laws are changing come Aug. 1, and the changes are significant.

Under the new law, several changes make it easier for individuals to carry guns – even without a permit and even to work, thanks to changes to the conceal-carry laws. According to an NRA summary, the new law:

• Allows those who possess a valid Alabama pistol permit to keep firearms stored in their vehicle while at work, as well as allowing those who possess a valid Alabama hunting license to store an unloaded rifle or shotgun used in their vehicle while at work.

• Allows transportation of a handgun in a vehicle without an Alabama pistol permit as long as the handgun is unloaded, locked in a container and out of reach of the driver or passenger.

•Shifts the current “May Issue” concealed carry permit system to a “Shall Issue” permit system and requires that a sheriff must issue or deny the carry permit within thirty days. Should someone be denied a permit, a written denial must be provided and that applicant would have an opportunity to appeal the denial.

• Requires sheriffs to use the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) to conduct a background check on concealed pistol permit applicants.

• Allows for all other valid state-issued permits to carry a concealed firearm to be recognized in Alabama.

• Extends the current Castle Doctrine to include places of business to ensure the right of self-defense does not end when you enter your business.