On Tuesday, Mayor Mark Saliba and nine other Alabama mayors announced joint support for a bill that would increase criminal penalties for firing weapons into homes, businesses, and vehicles.
Alabama Big 10 Mayors encourage legislature to strengthen criminal penalties for firing weapons into buildings, vehicles
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The bill was filed as several Alabamians were shot indiscriminately because of gang-related shootings. In Mobile earlier this year, a 15-year-old girl was killed as a group of shooters fired into the vehicle she was riding in. Also, this year in Jefferson County, a 5-year-old boy was getting a haircut when he was shot and killed after shooters fired into the building he was in.
“Actions have consequences, and the consequences for firing blindly into homes and cars should be met with a strong response from prosecutors and law enforcement,” the statement continued.
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