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16 May 2021 Alabama state Rep. Shane Stringer (R-Citronelle) was a Mobile County Sheriff’s Office captain until his support for constitutional carry allegedly led Sheriff Sam Cochran to relieve him of his law enforcement position. AL.com reported that Cochran’s spokeswoman, Lori Myles, said, “Sheriff Sam Cochran made the decisions Wednesday, May 12, because of different political views held by his administration.” Myles indicated “Stringer’s sponsorship of legislation supportive of ...

(AP Photo/Eric Gay, File) The sheriff in Mobile County, Alabama has fired a captain in the Sheriff’s Department over his support for Constitutional Carry. Capt. Shane Stringer is also a state representative, and was the primary sponsor of the permitless carry bill introduced in the legislature earlier this year. That apparently angered Sheriff Sam Cochran enough that he terminated Stringer over the legislation. Cochran notified Stringer on Wednesday that he was being fired as a captain within...

Mobile County Sheriff Sam Cochran's office said state Rep. Shane Stringer will no longer be a sheriff's captain "because of different political views held by his administration."

Bill to resist federal gun restrictions draws criticism April 21, 2021 GMT MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A proposal to block state and local police officers and agencies from enforcing any new federal gun restrictions drew criticism at a public hearing Wednesday, with some speakers questioning the bill’s constitutionality and saying it would be confusing for law enforcement. The legislation is part of a wave of GOP nullification proposals to try to resist any new gun control measures under Presid...

Alabama bill intended to block new federal gun control laws Updated Feb 09, 2021; A former police chief who represents a Mobile County district in the Alabama House is sponsoring a bill intended to block state and local authorities from enforcing any new gun control laws passed by Congress or gun regulations ordered by the president. Rep. Shane Stringer said his bill, the “Alabama Firearms Protection Act,” is meant to protect Alabamians from any loss of their rights to have guns. “Despit...