Gabrielle Giffords

Recent high-profile mass shootings by young people underscore the deadly mix of teenage bravado, immaturity and growing access to high-powered guns that can kill faster and more efficiently than ever. Teens are among the suspects in a recent shooting at a Sweet 16 party in Alabama that killed four.

The state’s new concealed weapon law took effect on New Year’s Day. It allows gun owners to carry a concealed weapon without a permit. The Alabama Sheriff’s Association opposed the idea.

Austal has delivered its latest Littoral Combat Ship, the USS Gabrielle Giffords, to the Navy.The Australian-based shipbuilder and defense contractor…

Members of the Alabama House of Representatives are returning to Montgomery today for what the speaker's office is calling a "legislative workday,"…