April 20, 2023

>> FROM OUR STATE HOUSE STUDIO IN MONTGOMERY, I'M TODD STACY.

WELCOME TO CAPITOL JOURNAL.

LEADING THE NEWS TONIGHT IS AN UPDATE FROM DADEVILLE.

SINCE OUR LAST REPORTING, THREE MORE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED ON CHARGES OF MURDER IN THE SUNDAY SHOOTING THAT KILLED FOUR YOUNG PEOPLE AT A SWEET 16 BIRTHDAY PARTY.

A TOTAL OF FIVE DEFENDANTS ARE NOW IN CUSTODY AND FACING RECKLESS MURDER CHARGES, ACCORDING TO THE ALABAMA LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

THOSE INDIVIDUALS ARE 17 YEAR OLD TY REIK MCCULLOUGH OF TUSKEGEE, 16 YEAR OLD TRAVIS MCCULLOUGH OF TUSKEGEE, 20 YEAR OLD LETRON BROWN OF TUSKEEGEE, 20 YEAR OLD LAMAR HILL JR. OF AUBURN, AND 19 YEAR OLD WILLIE GEORGE BROWN JR. OF AUBURN.

ALL OF THE SUSPECTS ARE BEING HELD IN THE TALLAPOOSA COUNTY JAIL WITH NO BOND.

DISTRICT ATTORNEY MARK SEGREST SAID THE MINORS WILL BE TRIED AS ADULTS PER ALABAMA LAW.

A BUSY DAY HERE IN THE CAPITOL COMPLEX AS THE ALABAMA LEGISLATURE COMPLETED THE 13TH LEGISLATIVE DAY OF THE 30-DAY SESSION.

THE FOUR BILL PACKAGE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES LEGISLATION KNOWN AS THE GAME PLAN IS NOW STATE LAW.

THE HOUSE AND SENATE GAVE FINAL PASSAGE TO THE BILLS THIS MORNING, AND GOVERNOR KAY IVEY HELD A SIGNING CEREMONY IN THE STATE CAPITOL IN THE AFTERNOON.

THE BILLS ARE MEANT TO MODERNIZE ALABAMA'S LAWS REGULATING THE USE OF INCENTIVES TO RECRUIT INDUSTRY.

THE PACKAGE ALSO INCLUDED MEASURES TO IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP MORE SITES WHERE INDUSTRY CAN LOCATE IN THE STATE AND TO JUMP START THE INNOVATION ECONOMY, ESPECIALLY FOR UNDERREPRESENTED BUSINESSES.

THERE WAS NO SHORTAGE OF SPORTS METAPHORS AS IVEY AND THE BILL SPONSORS CELEBRATED THE WIN.

>> TEAM ALABAMA, WE HAVE OFFICIALLY REACHED THE END ZONE!

(APPLAUSE) TO THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE ALABAMA LEGISLATURE, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SWIFT ACTION AND YOUR SUCCESSFUL PASSAGE OF THE GAME PLAN LEGISLATION THAT WE ARE SETTING UP.

BECAUSE OF YOUR SUCCESSFUL PASSAGE OF THE GAME PLAN LEGISLATION WE'RE SETTING ALABAMA UP FOR SUCCESS FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS AND BEYOND.

WE ARE ENSURING THAT ALABAMA WILL CONTINUE TO STACK UP STRONG NEXT TO OUR COMPETITORS.

BILLIONS MORE WILL BE INVESTED IN OUR STATE AND GOOD PAYING JOBS WILL CONTINUE FUNCTIONING HERE FOR OUR WORKFORCE >> THESE FOUR BILLS AND THE GAME PLAN WERE REALLY ABOUT SECURING OUR ECONOMIC FUTURE IN THE STATE.

IT'S ABOUT DIVERSIFYING OUR ECONOMY.

IT'S ABOUT CREATING MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR REAL CAREER AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE ACROSS OUR STATE.

IT'S ABOUT ATTRACTING NEW INVESTMENT.

IT'S ABOUT BUILDING JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND REALLY TAKING ALABAMA FORWARD INTO THE NEXT 10 TO 20 YEARS >> LEADERS ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE INNOVATION PORTION OF THE PACKAGE.

STATE SEN. BOBBY SINGLETON WHO CARRIED THE BILL IN THE SENATE SPOKE ABOUT THE KINDS OF BUSINESSES THAT COULD BE BROUGHT TO ALABAMA UNDER THIS NEW LAW.

>> PROJECTS TAKING PLACE IN ALABAMA ARE POISED TO MAKE A MAJOR IMPACT BOTH ON INDIVIDUAL INDUSTRY AND THE UNDER-REPRESENTED COMMUNITIES.

ACCELERATOR PROGRAMS ACROSS THE STATE, SUCH AS TEXT START, GEN-ZOR ARE FOCUSED ON FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS AND ENTREPRENEURS OF COLOR, NATIVE AMERICANS, VETERAN WOMEN, AND OTHER MINORITIES.

FOR EXAMPLE, MANA CAPITAL PARTNERS, AN INVESTMENT FIRM, WILL INVEST OVER $600 MILLION TO CONSTRUCT AND ADVANCE BEVERAGE PRODUCTION DISTRIBUTION COMPLEX RIGHT HERE IN MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA.

CREATING OVER 280 FULL-TIME JOBS.

>> BILLS SAILED THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE WITH LITTLE RESISTANCE.

HOWEVER, ONE STATE SENATOR TOOK TO THE WELL TODAY TO EXPRESS HIS FRUSTRATION AT THE NECESSITY OF STATES HAVING TO USE TAX CREDITS AND OTHER INCENTIVES TO LURE COMPANIES IN THE FIRST PLACE.

STATE SENATOR ARTHUR ORR SAID CONGRESS SHOULD INTERVENE AND PUT GUARDRAILS ON THE PROCESS SO THAT STATES COULD COMPETE ON THEIR OWN MERITS WITHOUT ECONOMIC SWEETENERS.

>> AND IF WE DID NOT ARM MR. CANFIELD AND THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAMS SCATTERED ACROSS THE STATE, WITH THE MEASURES OF THIS JOBS ACT, WE UNDENIABLY WOULD NOT BE COMPETITIVE >> YOU WOULD LIKE TO THINK D.C. OR WASHINGTON, OUR FRIENDS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, WOULD CREATE A LAW THAT WOULD BAN SUCH INCENTIVES AND SAY THEY WOULDN'T BE ALLOWED TO ALLOW A COMPETITIVE FIELD AMONG THE STATES BASED ON WORKFORCE, BASED ON SITES, RAIL, INFRASTRUCTURE, THOSE KIND OF THINGS.

BUT INSTEAD, THEY LET US PIT TAXPAYER DOLLARS FROM ONE STATE AGAINST ANOTHER.

>> THE ISSUE OF CRIME HAS RECEIVED INCREASED ATTENTION THIS SESSION.

STATE PROSECUTORS RECENTLY ENDORSED A SLATE OF BILLS THEY SAY GIVES THEM BETTER TOOLS TO PROTECT THE COMMUNITY, AND THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE RECENTLY ADVANCED LEGISLATION TARGETING GANG VIOLENCE.

SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEM GREG REED SAID THOSE MEASURES WILL BE HEARD AS THE SESSION GOES FORWARD.

>> I THINK THE IDEA OF LOOKING AT JUDICIARY AND MAKING SURE THAT JUDGES AND PROSECUTORS FEEL THEY HAVE THE LATITUDE TO MAKE SURE BAD PEOPLE GO TO PRISON AND THAT WE KEEP BAD PEOPLE IN PRISON, I THINK THOSE ARE IMPORTANT TOPICS FOR THE LEGISLATURE.

YOU KNOW, WE DRIED TO LOOK AT ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH SUPPORT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT IN AN APPROPRIATE WAY AND OTHER WAYS.

WE DO THAT WITH CHANGING LANDSCAPES IN REGARDS TO ISSUES ON MASS SHOOTINGS AND DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES THAT MAYBE DID NOT EXIST IN THE PAST OR AT LEAST AT THE LEVEL THAT WE SEE THEM NATIONWIDE.

I THINK SCHOOL SECURITY IS A HUGE ISSUE, AND THAT'S A TOPIC THAT WE'RE HEARING IN THE LEGISLATURE RIGHT NOW, ABOUT HOW MUCH RESOURCE CAN WE ALLOCATE TO ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS AND BEING ABLE TO OFFER FOR SECURITY ELEMENTS IN SCHOOLS >> IT WAS AN ACTIVE DAY IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

HERE ARE A FEW HIGHLIGHTS.

HOUSE BILL 45 FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE JEREMY GRAY WOULD REQUIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO ADOPT POLICIES FOR PREVENTING AND RESPONDING TO SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST.

YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN THE FRIGHTENING VIDEOS FROM SPORTING EVENTS OF ATHLETES COLLAPSING.

GRAY SAYS SCHOOLS NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR THESE SITUATIONS, BY TRAINING PERSONNEL IN HOW TO IDENTIFY SYMPTOMS AND RESPOND IF NEEDED.

>> NO PROTOCOL WHEN IT COMES TO -- THIS WOULD REQUIRE A FOR THEM FOR THE PARENTS AND BASICALLY WOULD REQUIRE CONTINUOUS TRAINING.

BY THE COACHES.

>> I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY TO REPRESENTATIVE GRAY HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THIS BILL BEING BROUGHT.

WE SERVE ON THE HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE TOGETHER.

BUT QUITE HONESTLY, HIS BACKGROUND IN ATHLETICS, AND I HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BIT AROUND IT BUT A LOT WITH MY CHILDREN AND ALL, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS TRULY NEEDED.

WE HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR YEARS TRYING TO FUND THIS TYPE OF THINGS.

WHAT A BLESSING IT WILL BE TO GET IT.

THANK YOU.

>> THAT BILL PASSED AND NOW GOES TO THE SENATE.

HOUSE BILL 77 FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DANNY GARRETT AIMS TO EASE SALES TAX PAYMENTS FOR BUSINESSES.

UNDER EXISTING LAW, A SALES TAX LICENSEE HAS TO START REMITTING ESTIMATED PAYMENTS AT $5,000 OF MONTHLY TAX LIABILITY.

GARRETT'S BILL WOULD INCREASE THAT THRESHOLD TO $20,000 TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.

>> YOU CAN HAVE REVENUE UP TO $700,000 A YEAR AND NOT HAVE TO MAKE ESTIMATED SALES TAX PAYMENTS THAT AFFECTED 2500 SMALL BUSINESSES ACROSS THE STATE.

THIS YEAR WHAT THAT BILL WOULD DO IS RACE THE $5,000 THRESHOLD TO $20,000 MEANING BUSINESSES COULD MAKE ONE $5 MILLION BEFORE IT HAD TO MAKE ESTIMATED TAX PAYMENT AND THAT WOULD HELP AN ADDITIONAL 130 BUSINESSES IN THE STATE.

IT WOULD HELP SMALL BILLS WITH THE BUREAUCRACY NOT TO MAKE QUARTERLY TAX PAYMENTS UNLESS REVENUE EXCEEDS $100,000 AND THAT WOULD HELP OVER 5,000 SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE STATE >> I THINK COVID DID A LOT TO DEPRESS SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE 1ST PLACE.

SO I AGREE THAT EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO KIND OF GIVE SMALL BUSINESSES A LEG UP OR A LITTLE BIT OF HELP.

I PROMISE YOU, IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ALL ARE INTERESTED IN DOING.

>> THAT BILL IS NOW ALSO HEADED TO THE SENATE.

COMING UP NEXT L'LL SPEAK WITH STATE REPRESENTATIVE PHILLIP ENZER ABOUT HIS PACKAGE OF GUN AND COMMUNITY SAFETY BILLS.

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.B >> JOINING ME NEXT IS STATE REPRESENTATIVE PHILLIP ENZER FROM MOMENT.

STATED REPRESENTATIVE, THANK YOU FOR COMING ON THE SHOW'^ >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME AND AFTER ALL OF THE TIMES WATCHING IT, IT'S GOOD TO BE ON.

I FEEL HONORED >> YOU'RE A NEW REPRESENTATIVE.

AND HE REALLY WANT TO HAVE NEW MEMBERS ON TO INTRODUCE YOU TO OUR AUDIENCE OF ALABAMA PUBLIC TELEVISION.

SO MAYBE LET'S JUST START THERE.

WHY DID YOU RUN OR FOR OFFICE AND HAVE YOUR 1ST FEW -- HOW HAVE YOUR 1ST WEEKS BEEN?

>> IT'S BEEN GREAT.

AFTER COLLEGE, I DID THE PROGRAM TEACH FOR AMERICA.

I THOUGHT AT LEE HIGH SCHOOL HERE IN MONTGOMERY.

I WENT TO LAW SCHOOL AND WAS INVOLVED IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICY WORK WITH APPLE SEED AFTER LAW SCHOOL AND GOT INVOLVED MORE IN LOCAL POLITICS AND POLICY AND THEN RAN JUST KNOWING THAT PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT WANT SOMEONE AT THE STATEHOUSE THAT IS GOING TO FIGHT FOR WHAT IS RIGHT, TRY TO DO THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE AND ALSO WORK WELL WITH OTHERS IN THEIR OWN PARTY AND ALSO ACROSS THE ISLE, SO WE WILL JUST TRY TO ADVOCATE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND MAKE THINGS BELATED SAFER AND BETTER FOR EVERYONE.

SO FAR SO GOOD.

EVERYONE HERE IS INCREDIBLY NICE.

WE HAVE DIFFERENCES OF OPINION AT TIMES.

THAT'S POLITICS.

THAT'S DEMOCRACY.

AND IT'S BEEN REALLY GOOD SO FAR >> TODAY IS ONE OF THOSE DAYS WHERE THE HOUSE STARTS GETTING INTERESTING AND THOSE LONG DAYS.

SO IT BEGINS TO BE THE TEST >> WELL, YOU HAD A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY WHERE YOU ROLLED OUT A SERIES OF BILLS AND MEASURES AIMED AT COMMUNITY SAFETY.

A LOT OF THEM HAVE TO DO WITH GUNS.

BUT ALSO IT GOES BEYOND THAT.

CAN YOU KIND OF RUN THROUGH WHAT THIS CRIME COMMUNITY SAFETY PACKAGE IS AND WHAT YOUR GOALS ARE >> ABSOLUTELY.

AND DURING THE CAMPAIGN, YOU KNOW, IN MY DISTRICT HERE IN MONTGOMERY, IT DIDN'T MATTER WHAT NEIGHBORHOOD, WHITE, BLACK, MIDDLE CLASS, UPPER CLASS, WORKING CLASS, THAT WAS THE BIGGEST ISSUE THAT CAME UP WAS COMMUNITY SAFETY.

HAVING SAFER NEIGHBORHOODS AND ALSO DEALING WITH GUN VIOLENCE IN A WAY THAT, NOT JUST FROM MASS SHOOTINGS BUT INDIVIDUAL CONFLICTS THAT HAPPEN BETWEEN PEOPLE AND IN THE CAMPAIGN GOING TO DOOR AFTER DOOR AFTER DOOR, WHAT I HEARD WAS PLEASE AT LEAST TRY TO DO SOMETHING.

AND PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT KNOW I'M ONE PERSON THAT -- CERTAINLY THAT I'M A FRESHMAN AND WE HAVE A BIG BODY HERE THAT IT TAKES A LOT TO GET THROUGH.

BUT TODAY WAS ME RESPONDING TO AND SHOWING MY DISTRICT THAT I'M DOING WHAT I CAN AND THAT'S WHY WE WERE IN OF THE HEART OF THE DISTRICT FOR THOSE WHO KNOW MOMENT, A WAY TOO INTRODUCE OUR PROPOSED PACKAGE OF AHEAD BILLS THAT DEAL WITH COMMUNITY SAVES OF SAFETY AND GUN VIOLENCE.

ALL THINGS THAT UPHOLD THE SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS.

I'M A LAWYER I CERTAINLY HAVE THE UTMOST RESPECT AND WILL ALWAYS PROTECT EVERY CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT BUT THESE ARE ALL MEASURES THAT WILL GET IN SPECIFICS AND UPHOLD THE SECOND AMENDMENT; RIGHT.

THESE ARE PROVEN TO WORK IN OTHER PLACES.

FRED STATE ESPECIALLY.

AND THINGS THAT WE CAN WORK ON TOGETHER.

THEY TRANSCEND PARTY.

SO I'M -- I KNOW IT'S A LONG PROCESS AHEAD BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH MY COLLEAGUES TOO GET SOME OF THEM PASS ASKED IMPLEMENTED >> SPECIFICALLY ON THE GUNS, YOU HAVE GOT RED FLAG LAW.

WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT WITH SENATOR COLEMAN A GOOD BIT.

ALSO DEALING WITH GHOST GUNS.

THESE ARE THE KIND YOU BUY OVER THE INTERPRET?

>> EXACTLY >> THE 3RD IS THE TRIGGER STOCK OR TRIGGER ACCELERATOR OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT >> RIGHT.

THE RED FLAG LAWS.

AND MINE IS PRETTY MUCH A HOUSE VERSION OF SENATOR COLEMAN'S, AND ID KNOW SHE HAS LED THE CHARGE AND BEEN FRONT AND CENTER ON THAT AND THAT'S GREAT.

I DON'T KNOW OF ON THE HOUSE SIDE I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COVERAGE THAT.

THE RED FLAG LAWS ARE IF I WORK CRITERIA WHERE LAW ENFORCEMENT CAN GET A COURT ORDER IF SOMEONE BASICALLY PRESENTS A CREDIBLE THREAT TO THEMSELVES OR OTHERS.

SO IT'S NOT TAKING AWAY THEIR GUNS FOREVER.

IT'S NOT INFRINGING ON THEIR RIGHTS.

THERE'S DUE PROCESS AROUND IT.

BUT WE'RE REALLY GOING TO WORK THAT ON THE HOUSE SIDE.

AND THEN, RIDE, THE SECOND ONE DEALING WITH GHOST GUNS.

YOU ASK GO ONLINE TODAY AND THE WAY WE MAY ORDER SOMETHING ON AMORTIZE AND IT GETS DELIVERED TO OUR DOOR -- PEOPLE ARE ORDERING PARTS AND PUTTING TOGETHER GUNS AT HOME.

THE ISSUE WITH THAT IS THAT THEY'RE CIRCUMVENTING ANY BACKGROUND CHECKS AND DON'T HAVE A SERIAL NUMBER SO IF SOMEONE USES THAT GHOST GUN IN A CRIME IT'S HARDER FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO TRACE THAT BACK TO A PARTICULAR PERSON.

SO AGAIN, A BAN ON SELLING OR POSSESSING GO OVER THE FUNDS NOT INFRINGING ON ANY; RIGHT.

YOU CAN OWN A HANDGUN AND ANY OTHER GUNS ALLOWED BUT THIS IS SAYING WE WANT TO HAVE THINGS THAT CONFIRM WITH FEDERAL LAW AND LAW ENFORCEMENT CAN TRAILS BACK.

BECAUSE THE GHOST GUNS CAN GET PASSED AROUND AND PASSED AROUND WITH NO IDEA WHO LEGALLY OWNS IT.

AND THERE ARE A FEW TERMS FOR TRIGGER ACTIVATORS.

SOMETIMES IN THE COMMUNITY THEY'RE CALLED GLOCK SWITCHES AND THEIR EVERY THE SIZE OF A CELL CHARGER AND PEOPLE PUT IT ON A HANDGUN AND THEY CAN SPLAY BULLETS LIKE THE BUMP STOCK WE USED TO HEAR ABOUT BEFORE THE TRUMP JUSTICE DEPARTMENT BAND THOSE >> THIS IS ESPECIALLY WITH THE TRIGGER ACTIVATORS, BECAUSE UNDER FEDERAL LAW IT'S ILLEGAL BUT I HAVE HEARD FROM OUR DISTRICT ATTORNEYS DISTRICT OF DIFFERENT ONES THAT HAVE SAID WE CAN'T ENFORCE THAT.

THEY HAVE CONFISCATED A LOT OF THOSE DEVICES BUT THEN CAN'T CHARGE SOMEONE FOR HAVING THAT ON THERE TO.

SO THIS IS A TOOL TO GIVE TO DO PARTICULARLY DISTRICT ATTORNEYS TO HOLD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE THAT HAVE THOSE.

I'M REALLY GLAD THAT REPRESENTATIVE RANDY HOLLYWOOD, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS HAVE INTRODUCED THAT ONE AND I DIDN'T THINK -- I KNOW IN PAST COMMITTEE THAT WILL COME TO THE FULL HOUSE BUT THERE'S SOME KIND OF TECHNICAL LANG DIFFERENCES IN THE ONE THAT I HAVE INTRODUCED AND JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE ENCOMPASSING TO MAKES SURE THAT IT'S MORE CONSISTENT WITH FEDERAL LAW; SO I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH HIM AND TRYING TO RECONCILE THOSE SLIGHT DIFFERENCES AND WOULD LOVE TO THEN SUPPORT EVERYTHING HE HAS BEEN WORKING ON THAT BILL >> AND THEN ALSO WE HAD SOME LEGISLATION DEALING WITH GRANTS IN OTHER WAYS THAT YOU CAN SEE -- NOT HAVING TO DO WITH GUNS OR POLICING NECESSARILY, BUT MENTAL HEALTH, YOU KNOW, MAKING COMMUNITIES SAFER THROUGH SOME TOUCHING >> SURE.

RIGHT.

AND THIS ISSUE IS -- YES GUN VIOLENCE AND ALSO COMMUNITY SAFETY AS A WHOLE.

AND CERTAINLY RECOGNIZE THAT WE CAN'T PASS ONE LAW OR A MILLION LAWS THAT WILL STOP EVERY CRIME OR ACT OF GUN VIOLENCE BUT THERE ARE MEASURES WE CAN TAKE TO REDUCE SOME OF THOSE AND REDUCE GUN CRIME AND VIOLENCE SO SOME OF THE OTHER ONES I'M PROPOSING ONE DEALS WITH RIGHT NOW A LOT OF CITIES, MONTGOMERY AND BIRMINGHAM ARE STARTING TO BUILD UP WHAT USUALLY THE NAME IS AN OFFERS THE OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO GET INTO SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY CENTERS, ESPECIALLY WORKING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE, TEACHING EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND TEACHING THEM HAD TO DEAL WITH CONFLICT IN A NONVIOLENT WAY.

THOSE OFFICES ARE GREAT THAT THEY'RE SETTING UP AND DOING THAT BUT CERTAINLY IF THERE COULD BE MORE FUNDING TO APPLY TO SHOW THEY'RE GOING TO IMPLEMENT BEST PRACTICES AND WORKING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH >> HAVING MENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS OUT IN THE COMMUNITY.

SOME CITIES ARE DOING THAT.

THIS WOULD BE A WAY TO SUPPORT POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT EVEN MORE.

SO ARMED OFFICERS CAN RESPOND SO MENTAL HEALTH CRIME AND RESPOND WHEN APPROPRIATE IF IT'S A NONVIOLENT PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE BUT MAYBE A RELATIVE HAVING A TOUGHER TIME AND INTERVENTION AND GETTING INVOLVED IN THAT WAY CAN TRY TO PREVENT ANY SORT OF VIOLENT CONFLICT MOVING FORWARD.

A FEW OTHERS QUICKLY, ONE THAT DEALS WITH FOR PEOPLE WHO VICTIMS OF GUN VIOLENCE AND END UP IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM, THERE'S SOMETHING CALLED TRAUMA INFORMED CARE WHERE YOU TRY TO GET TO THEM WHILE THEY'RE THERE AND TRY TO ZERO WORK WITH THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES SO THEY DON'T RETALIATE ONCE THEY GET OUT OF THE HOSPITAL.

THAT'S NOT TAKING AWAY GUNS AND NOTHING TO DO WITH CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS BUT IT'S SAYING HERE IS A METHOD WE CAN GET AT.

AND THEY'RE RIGHT, OTHER MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS AT SCHOOL, HAVING TAUGHT HERE IN MONTGOMERY AND I DO A LOT OF WORK WITH I COULDN'T THINK PEOPLE MENTORSHIP WISE -- THE BIGGEST ISSUE WHEN IT COMES TO VIOLENCE AND DEALING WITH THINGS IN A PEACEFUL WAY, IF WE HAD MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS IN OUR SCHOOL ON A REGULAR BASIS THEY COULD WORK WITH YOUNG PEOPLE TO TRY TO DEAL WITH SOME OF THAT KIND OF ANGER THEY MAY HAVE.

>> I APPRECIATE YOU RUNNING THROUGH ALL OF THAT.

BUT WHAT IS NOT IN THIS PACKAGE IS SOME KIND OF, YOU KNOW, PROTECTION OR A BAN ON CERTAIN KINDS.

WEAPONS.

I HAVE HEARD ABSENT THAT IN OTHER STATES, HANDGUNS, ASSAULT WEAPONS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND GUNS IS A TUFT TOPIC.

WE'RE ALL SORT OF STILL HORRIFIED BY WHAT HAPPENED IN DADEVILLE.

WE KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT THE SITUATION.

BUT WE DO KNOW THERE WERE HANDGUNS.

WE DON'T KNOW IF THEY WERE LEGAL OR NO.

BUT IT'S A TOUGH SUBJECT.

BECAUSE AFTER ONE OF THESE THINGS HAPPEN THERE'S A NATURAL INSTINCT TO WANT TO FIX IT SOMEHOW, THROUGH LEGISLATION OR FISCAL MEANS.

AND YET DEALING WITH THE LEGISLATION THERE'S MORE THAN 400 MILLION GUNS, ELEMENT HALF A BILLION GUNS CALCULATE CIRCULATING IN THE UNITED STATES SO HOW DO YOU PUT THAT TOOTHPASTE BACK IN THE TUBE?

HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO CONSTITUENTS WHO ARE FRAUGHT AND SAY, OR DISTRAUGHT, AND SIDE DO SOMETHING ABOUT GUNS AND UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE ARE POLITICAL REALITIES.

THERE ARE CONSTITUTIONAL RELATES THAT ARE LIMITING FACTORS.

>> WILL BE VERY CANDID THIS IS NOT AN EXHAUST I HAVE LIFT AND IT IS AN ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS SOME AS EXPECTS.

I THINK EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING SHOULD BE ON THE TABLE BECAUSE WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE ALES LIVES, A CAR OR HOPE BUT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SOMEONE THAT YOU CAN NEVER TAKE PLACE.

AND WE ARE LOOKING BACK AND I WILL REMIND PEOPLE THAT THIS HAS BECOME SO MUCH A PATTERN ISSUE, SANDRA BEAR, SAID THERE SHOULD BE A BAN ON ASSAULT WEAPONS: AND I THINK GETTING TO A POINT WHERE WE SAY THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE CONSTITUTION AND WILL REASONABLE, BUT, RIGHT, THOSE ARE DESIGNED TO BE KILLING MACHINES FOR WAR ZONES AND WE HAVE TO HAVE A REALLY HONEST CONVERSATION AT THE LEGISLATURE IN OUR COMMUNITIES ABOUT -- OF COURSE PEOPLE SHOULDN'T HAVE A RIGHT TO PROTECT THEMSELVES IN THEIR HOMES AND TO HAVE WEAPONS FOR HUNTING AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE KNOW ALABAMA LOVE AND CARE ABOUT.

BUT IF THERE'S SOMETHING DESIGNED FOR A WAR ZONE.

WE HAVE TO HAVE ABLE TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT -- AS A SOCIETY ARE WE WILLING TO DO THAT?

AND AMERICA IS THE GREATEST PLACE ON EARTH BUT IT'S CUCKOO TO LOCK AT WHAT OTHER CONSERVATIVES HAVE DONE THAT IS EFFECTIVE AND THEY HAVE HAD SOME REGULATIONS AROUND GUNS.

AND THERE'S A REASON THEY HAVE SUCH LOWER RATES OF GUN VIOLENCE AND GOOD DEATH.

AND WE ALL NEED THAT THROUGH NOT ONLY AN EAT LODGE KEL LENS BUT A HUMAN LENGTH.

>> LOOK, I MET SOME FOLKS FROM AUSTRALIA NOT TOO LONG AGO.

THEY WERE JUST VERY CURIOUS ABOUT OUR SECOND AMENDMENT BECAUSE THEY HAD A WILL CHANGE DOWN THERE WHERE IT WAS ESSENTIALLY A MASS CONFISCATION INDICATION CASE, COVER CASE OF GUNS.

WHICH WORKED.

THEY HAVE ALMOST COMPLETELY FIXED THEIR GUN VIOLENCE PROBLEM.

BUT CONFISCATION OF WEAPONS ON A MASS SCALE?

FIRST WE HAVE SECOND AMENDMENT.

WANT TO VERY A 4TH AMENDMENT.

SO IT WOULDN'T FLY HERE.

BUT MOVING ON, I TRY TO THINK ABILITY WAYS THAT ARE THE POSSIBLE, SO, YOU KNOW, THE POLITICS.

BECAUSE IN A REPUBLICAN LEGISLATURE JUST ABOUT ANYTHING THAT ITEMS GUNS IS GOING TO BE POLITICALLY PROBLEMATIC NOR THEM.

BUT I'M WONDERING IF THERE ARE THINGS THAT THE TWO PARTIES COULD AGREE ON?

I'M THINKING, ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BAND HANDGUNS OR ASSAULT WEAPONS.

BUT WHAT ABOUT CRACKING DOWN ON RELATE WEAPONS.

WEAPONS THAT ARE POSSESSED BY THOSE WHO HAVE COMMITTED CRIMES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

IT SEEMS THE TWO PARTIES COULD AGREE ON THAT.

>> I INTRODUCED THIS BECAUSE I WANTED TO GET THINGS DONE.

IT WAIT BECAUSE I HAVE NOTED TO MAKE A STATEMENT.

BUT I BELIEVE THE TRANSIENT PARTY, PEOPLE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE, AND THOSE WHO SAY WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING -- WE'RE -- THERE'S A TURNING PLACE AND A NEED FOR PRAYER AND NOR DOING THINGS ON A COMMUNITY BASED LEVEL AND WE'RE HERE TO ENACT LAWS AND DO THINGS BETTER SO I THINK THERE'S ROOM FOR COMMON GROUND.

BUT I KNOW WE CAN'T GO BACKS IN TIME, BUT DOING AWAY WITHOUT THE PERMITS AND I DON'T WANT TO, AGAIN, DWELL ON SOMETHING THAT NOW IS ALREADY IN EFFECT BUT THAT AT LEAST GAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT SOME ABILITY TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN WHO IS LEGALLY POSSESSING AND WHO IS NOT.

THERE ARE CERTAIN LAWS IN PLACE NOW WHERE, RIGHT, IF YOU HAVE A FLOWN CONVICTION OR IN YOU'RE CONVICTED OF SOMETHING WHERE YOU CAN'T OWN A WEAPON BUT BEING ABLE TO CHECK ON AND IDENTIFY WHO CAN AND WHO CAN'T IS A TOUGHER WAY TO DO THAT.

IT ON THAT THERE COULD BE COMMON GROUND IN SOME WAYS.

>> WE'RE OUT OF TIME AND I HATE THAT BECAUSE I HAVE ENJOYED THIS CONVERSATION.

I WOULD LIKE TO GET INTO THINGS THAT ARE TOUGH.

THIS A TOUGH ONE.

BUT I APPRECIATE YOU EXPLAINING THESE BILLS.

WE WILL BE FOLLOWING THESE AS A NEW MEMBER OF THE HOUSE IT'S BOLD FOR YOU TO STEP OUT LIKE THAT.

>> I KNOW I HAVE COLLEAGUES THAT HAVE INTRODUCED REALLY GREAT BILLS AS WELL AS REPRESENTATIVE DRUMMOND, REPRESENTATIVE ENGLAND HAS BEEN PUSHING A BILL TO KEEP LAW ENFORCEMENT.

IF YOU HAVE ONE IN YOUR VEHICLE AND MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE BEEN TRYING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.

SO AS A FRESHMEN, I HAVE THE ABILITY -- I'M NOT TRYING TO MAKE NICE, BUT I'M GRATEFUL TO BE HERE, AND THE MONTGOMERY DELEGATION HAS BEEN GREAT AND WORKED WITH US ON THESE AS WELL >> PHILLIP ENZER, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

WE WILL BE BACK TOMORROW NIGHT AT 7:30 FOR OUR "CAPITOL JOURNAL WEEK IN REVIEW" SHOW.

FOR OUR "CAPITOL JOURNAL" TEAM.

I'M TODD STACEY.