Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board are considering new alcohol-related restrictions and public safety measures following the October 4 downtown Montgomery shootings that left multiple people injured and prompted renewed concerns over nightlife safety in the state’s capital city.

In a letter to the governor on Monday, ABC Administrator Curtis Stewart outlined several proposed rule changes and legislative ideas aimed at improving safety in entertainment districts and during large public events across Alabama. The review followed Ivey’s earlier request for the agency to evaluate how state alcohol policies could play a stronger role in preventing violence and disorder, particularly after 5 p.m. and in heavily populated or heavily traveled areas of Montgomery.

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