Following a deadly weekend shooting in downtown Montgomery, Alabama leaders are offering sharply different views on what’s fueling gun violence in the state’s capital and how to curb it.

Governor Kay Ivey condemned the violence, describing the suspects as “thugs” and calling the incident “unacceptable” for Montgomery or any Alabama community. Ivey said she would do everything in her power to ensure those responsible are prosecuted and emphasized that the state has already taken steps to combat crime through its Metro Area Crime Suppression Unit and new laws targeting violence.

“With Montgomery Police Department officers a short distance away, shots were exchanged out over a crowded downtown Montgomery Saturday night. This simply should not be happening in our Capital City or anywhere in

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