The weekend’s deadly mass shooting in Dadeville prompted the Alabama Legislative Black Caucus to introduce what they call “common sense gun reform.”
“It’s not mental health that’s the problem. The problem is too many guns, not enough checks,” said Rep. Juandalynn Givan, D-Jefferson County.
“Already there have been 162 mass shooters in this country, and it’s only April 17,” said Sen. Rodger Smitherman, D-Jefferson County.Coleman proposed a bill to create a. She said the act would authorize courts to issue protective orders if they find an individual poses an immediate danger of injuring themselves or others.
She said it’s meant to give law enforcement and mental health professionals tools “to prevent gun violence and mass shootings before they happen.”
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