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Gun laws in Alabama regulate the sale, possession, and use of
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Alabama Concealed Carry Permit Information on USACarry.com
/ref> The law requires applicants to be residents, therefore they do not issue licenses to non-residents. Licenses are valid for up to five years at a time. Alabama honors licenses issued by any state, provided that the license holder is not a resident of Alabama."Alabama Reciprocal Gun Law"
Conceal Carry HQ, July 19, 2014. Retrieved September 9, 2014. The following individuals are excluded from being issued a concealed carry permit: * Any person who has been convicted of a felony (a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year). * Any person who has been convicted of committing or attempting to commit a crime of violence, including murder, manslaughter (except manslaughter arising from the operation of a vehicle), rape, mayhem, assault with intent to rob, assault with intent to ravish, assault with intent to murder, robbery, distribution of a controlled substance, burglary and kidnapping. * Any person who is an unlawful drug user, a drug addict or a habitual drunkard. Factors to consider include repeated and recent arrests or convictions for drug crimes, DUI, and/or public intoxication. * Any person who is under indictment for a crime punishable for imprisonment exceeding one year. * Any person who has been convicted of domestic violence, even if the conviction is a misdemeanor. * Any person discharged from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions. * Any person who has been adjudicated as a mental defective or who has been committed to a mental institution, or any person who has asserted a defense of not guilty by reason of insanity or mental defect in a criminal proceeding. * Any person who is or has been a subject of an incompetency proceeding, the result of which may prohibit the possession of a firearm. * Any person who, having been a citizen of the United States, has renounced his/her citizenship. * Any person who is a fugitive from justice. * Any person who is an alien illegally in the United States or under a non-immigrant visa. * Any person who is subject to a court order that restrains that person from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner or child of an intimate partner. * Any person who causes justifiable concern for public safety, according t
Ala. Act. No. 2013-283
Ex-felons that have received a state pardon from the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles restoring their firearm rights and have had their
Gun laws in Alabama regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearm
A firearm is any type of gun that uses an explosive charge and is designed to be readily carried and operated by an individual. The term is legally defined further in different countries (see legal definitions).
The first firearms originate ...
s and ammunition
Ammunition, also known as ammo, is the material fired, scattered, dropped, or detonated from any weapon or weapon system. The term includes both expendable weapons (e.g., bombs, missiles, grenades, land mines), and the component parts of oth ...
in the state of Alabama
Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...
in the United States.Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence – Alabama State Law Summary/ref>NRA-ILA State Gun Laws – Alabama
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Summary table
State constitutional provisions
Article I, Section 26 of theConstitution of Alabama
The Constitution of the State of Alabama is the State constitution (United States), state constitution of the U.S. state of Alabama. It was adopted on November 28, 2022, as a recodification of the Alabama Constitution of 1901 which had been in ef ...
states: "(a) Every citizen has a fundamental right to bear arms in defense of himself or herself and the state. Any restriction on this right shall be subject to strict scrutiny.
(b) No citizen shall be compelled by any international treaty or international law to take an action that prohibits, limits, or otherwise interferes with his or her fundamental right to keep and bear arms in defense of himself or herself and the state, if such treaty or law, or its adoption, violates the United States Constitution."The Alabama Constitution was amended in 2014 through a voter approved amendment which greatly expanded the state constitutional protections for the individual right to bear arms.
Alabama gun laws
The firearm preemption statute reads "The purpose of this section is to establish within the Legislature complete control over regulation and policy pertaining to firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories in order to ensure that such regulation and policy is applied uniformly throughout this state to each person subject to the state's jurisdiction and to ensure protection of the right to keep and bear arms recognized by the Constitutions of the State of Alabama and the United States." Localities may regulate the discharge of firearms and levy taxes. On April 21, 2010, Gov. Bob Riley signed House Bill 2 into law as ''Act 2010-496'' amending Ala. §13A-11-63, to allow civilian ownership of short-barrel rifles and short-barrel shotguns, as allowed by federal law.https://www.tcsoal.org/pistol-permit The only firearms known to be prohibited are those disguised as walking canes. Both open carry and concealed carry without a permit is allowed for both residents and non-residents. Some counties have adoptedSecond Amendment sanctuary
A Second Amendment sanctuary, also known as a gun sanctuary, is a state, county, or locality in the United States that has adopted laws or resolutions to prohibit or impede the enforcement of certain gun control measures which are perceived to ...
resolutions.
Concealed carry licences
Alabama shall issue a license, unlimited, to applicants who are residents of the county in which they apply, who do not have any disqualifying criminal convictions, who are suitable persons. All Alabama county sheriffs issue licenses to all "suitable persons."/ref> The law requires applicants to be residents, therefore they do not issue licenses to non-residents. Licenses are valid for up to five years at a time. Alabama honors licenses issued by any state, provided that the license holder is not a resident of Alabama."Alabama Reciprocal Gun Law"
Conceal Carry HQ, July 19, 2014. Retrieved September 9, 2014. The following individuals are excluded from being issued a concealed carry permit: * Any person who has been convicted of a felony (a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year). * Any person who has been convicted of committing or attempting to commit a crime of violence, including murder, manslaughter (except manslaughter arising from the operation of a vehicle), rape, mayhem, assault with intent to rob, assault with intent to ravish, assault with intent to murder, robbery, distribution of a controlled substance, burglary and kidnapping. * Any person who is an unlawful drug user, a drug addict or a habitual drunkard. Factors to consider include repeated and recent arrests or convictions for drug crimes, DUI, and/or public intoxication. * Any person who is under indictment for a crime punishable for imprisonment exceeding one year. * Any person who has been convicted of domestic violence, even if the conviction is a misdemeanor. * Any person discharged from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions. * Any person who has been adjudicated as a mental defective or who has been committed to a mental institution, or any person who has asserted a defense of not guilty by reason of insanity or mental defect in a criminal proceeding. * Any person who is or has been a subject of an incompetency proceeding, the result of which may prohibit the possession of a firearm. * Any person who, having been a citizen of the United States, has renounced his/her citizenship. * Any person who is a fugitive from justice. * Any person who is an alien illegally in the United States or under a non-immigrant visa. * Any person who is subject to a court order that restrains that person from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner or child of an intimate partner. * Any person who causes justifiable concern for public safety, according t
Ala. Act. No. 2013-283
Ex-felons that have received a state pardon from the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles restoring their firearm rights and have had their
NCIC
The National Crime Information Center (NCIC) is the United States' central database for tracking crime-related information. The NCIC has been an information sharing tool since 1967. It is maintained by the Criminal Justice Information Services ...
record updated by the FBI CJIS
The Criminal Justice Information Services Division (or CJIS) is a division of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) located in Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia. The CJIS was established in February 1992 and is the lar ...
may apply for a pistol permit after having a thorough background check and a face-to-face meeting with the county sheriff or their designated representative.
See also
*Hunting license
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* Law of Alabama
References
{{Gun laws in the United States (by state) Alabama lawAlabama
Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...