Multiple gunmen reportedly carried out a mass shooting in Birmingham, Alabama, on Saturday, killing four people and injuring 17. The shooting has already elicited calls for more gun restrictions – especially from the city’s mayor, who blamed the state’s permitless carry law for the incident.
Mayor Randall Woodfin on Sunday called for the federal and state governments to pass more gun control laws in response to the shooting, saying, “I don’t care about Democratic politics, Republican politics,” and that “public safety” is his “top priority.”
In 2022, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed the permit-less carry law, which allows people to carry a concealed gun without a license.
The mayor believes this is part of the problem.
“We are prepared to be overly aggressive,” Woodfin said. “Dogmatic is you will and go after every shooter in the city, but as it stands, they…
