Alabama lawmaker plans to propose red flag gun bill

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – Thursday morning, the U.S. Home of Representatives handed the Defending Our Children Act. It features a collection of particular person payments aimed toward stopping gun violence, one in every of which can incentivize states to have pink flag legal guidelines.

State Rep. Merika Coleman, D-Birmingham, is getting ready to introduce a invoice to do exactly that. She says she’ll file it throughout a possible particular session or throughout the 2023 common legislative session.

Even with a supermajority Republican Legislature and with Alabama being a constitutional carry state, Coleman believes that doesn’t matter relating to security.

“Individuals don’t really feel secure in school, in church buildings, on the movie show, on the mall,” mentioned Coleman.

Coleman plans to as soon as once more file a pink flag invoice. The laws would enable the state to take away a firearm from somebody deemed a hazard to themselves or others. It’s failed each time Coleman has launched related laws.

“Typically it’s timing,” she mentioned. “Sadly we simply all witnessed the travesty that occurred in each Buffalo and in Texas.”

In keeping with the Gun Violence Archive, there have been 253 mass shootings within the nation this yr. They outline a mass taking pictures as an incident the place 4 or extra individuals are shot, injured or killed.

“We bought to speak about it to have the ability to repair it,” mentioned Republican state Sen. Greg Albritton.

Albritton says he’s open to the dialog about pink flag legal guidelines in a nonpartisan means.

“I wish to see what the invoice is. I wish to have a possibility to make adjustments to it. I would like to have the ability to take care of that in a legislative means,” he mentioned.

“There’s a supermajority in each the Home and the Senate of Republicans. I’m nonetheless optimistic as a result of pink flag payments aren’t partisan points,” mentioned Coleman. “Different Southeastern states have handed them.”

Coleman’s laws has not been filed but.

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