Story by Brian Lyman • 6mo. Rep. Kenyatté Hassell’s bill requiring permits for assault weapons stopped me. ... At base, it’s a semi-automatic gun that can accept a detachable magazine.

Story by Brian Lyman • 1d B ack in July, I wrote about a prefil e d bill that would allow the governor and attorney general to appoint interim police chiefs for cities, effectively allowing the ...

In New Mexico, police and prosecutors backed an effort to outlaw devices that convert pistols into machine guns. In Alabama, the governor made it a priority. Lawmakers in both states - one led by ...

Brian Lyman is the editor of Alabama Reflector. He has covered Alabama politics since 2006, and worked at the Montgomery Advertiser, the Press-Register and The Anniston Star.