4 dead and 17 injured after gunfire erupts at popular nightlife area in Birmingham, Alabama.

"Republicans were so busy protecting people from having access to healthcare (Obamacare) that they forgot to protect them from being murdered." ~JEFF TIEDRICH

In Alabama No permit or license is required to purchase or own firearms. No training is necessary.
There is no firearm registration requirement.
The state does not restrict "assault weapons" or impose magazine capacity limits.
Open carry of firearms is legal without a permit. State law preempts local gun regulations.
There are no restrictions on NFA items like short-barreled rifles.
Sounds pretty "well regulated" amirite?? Facepalm...

What could go wrong?
Alabama has the fourth-highest gun death rate among U.S. states. In an average year, 1,175 people die from gun violence in Alabama.

Murder rates in red states are 33% higher than in blue states.
Contributing factors:
Higher gun ownership rates in red states. Less restrictive gun laws: Red states often have more permissive gun laws, making it easier to acquire and carry firearms.
Blue states are more likely to have bans or restrictions on assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines. Red states generally do not have such restrictions.
Higher poverty rates in red states, Lower educational attainment in red states.
Underinvestment in social services and policing: Despite rhetoric about being "tough on crime," red states often spend less per capita on both
social services and law enforcement compared to blue states.

"This is your heartless/brainless Republican Party, folks. They’ll force a ten-year-old to give birth to her stepfather’s rape-baby, but they won’t do one single thing to
keep children from getting shot to death in their schoolrooms." ~JEFF TIEDRICH

cnn.com - Birmingham alabama shooting five points south

en.wikipedia.org - Gun laws in Alabama