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AL: Alabama sheriffs question gun laws in wake of Rusty Houser shooting
Submitted by: Mark A. Taff
Website: http://www.marktaff.com

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Alabama’s sheriffs are speaking out about what they call serious concerns with the state’s gun laws, according to Russell County Sheriff Heath Taylor.

Flanked at the Russell County Courthouse Tuesday morning by a dozen sheriffs from Morgan County in the north to Marengo County in the south, Taylor used recent Louisiana theater shooter Rusty Houser, a former Phenix City resident, as an example of how legislative changes to Alabama’s gun laws have handcuffed law enforcement’s ability to protect the public.
 

Comment by: jac (8/12/2015)
Where to start?

From the article it appears that Houser never had a concealed carry permit. So how is shall issue even a factor in this incident?

The reason that the legislature passed shall issue is because many sheriffs made it almost impossible for someone to get a permit. Had the issuing authorities in Alabama and many other states fairly issued carry permits, there would not have been a need or push for shall issue. I lived in PA, and can attest that carry permits were hard to get prior to shall issue.

 

Comment by: jac (8/12/2015)
Con't

Houser would have been ineligible for a permit had the charges for domestic violence and arson resulted in a conviction. The article doesn't say why he was never convicted, but it would appear that someone in law enforcement or the judiciary dropped the ball.

Despite the title of the article, there is absolutely nothing in the article to suggest that more restrictive laws would have prevented this shooting.

Sounds like a bunch of anti-gun sheriffs with an axe to grind instead of any legitimate concerns.
 

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