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A bipartisan coalition in Alabama has come together to endorse a public safety package that would ban devices that convert semi-automatic weapons into machine guns. The group of mayors, lawmakers and law enforcement marks a rare consensus on gun restrictions and a departure from years of conflict about how to stem gun violence.

A new 66-page comprehensive blueprint for reducing homicides and gun violence in Birmingham is being released to the public. The document from the Birmingham Crime Commission outlines key recommendations that align community assets, law enforcement efforts and national best practices to achieve measurable results.

Court documents show a man charged with illegally possessing a machine gun was also at Tuskegee University during a deadly shooting. Authorities say 20-year-old Jeremiah Williams was arrested on Thursday after months of investigation unrelated to the shooting at Tuskegee. Court documents related to his arrest reveal new details about the early November violence.

VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man has died days after he was accidentally shot outside a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant when a gun discharged inside…