A bill to ban devices that convert semi-automatic handguns to automatic fire has support from Alabama lawmakers in both parties, even in a statehouse generally leery of any restrictions on firearms. After a mass shooting outside the Hush lounge in Birmingham,

Birmingham police are teaming up with the sheriff's office, the FBI, and other agencies to bring the shooter or shooters to justice. Investigators are considering a wide range of motives in the case. Chief Scott Thurmond believes the person being targeted was one of the four killed.