HB47 Alabama 2015 Session

Under existing law, a person is prohibited from carrying a pistol on his or her person or on private property not under his or her control without a pistol permit or consent of the owner or legal possessor of the premises

This bill would make a violation of this provision a Class C misdemeanor

Under existing law, a person may not knowingly possess or carry a firearm in certain locations

This bill would prohibit a person from knowingly possessing or carrying a firearm at a polling place and would create criminal penalties for carrying a firearm in certain buildings and facilities with limited access

Under existing law, a person convicted of a crime of violence may not own a pistol or have one in his or her possession

This bill would expand this prohibition to include all firearms and would also prohibit a person convicted of domestic violence or who is restricted from having contact with another individual pursuant to a court order from owning or possessing a firearm

Under existing law, a person who is a drug addict or a habitual drunkard may not own or possess a pistol

This bill would expand this prohibition to include all firearms and would prohibit a person of unsound mind, as defined by this bill, from owning or possessing a firearm

Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds from becoming effective with regard to a local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to the entity for the purpose

The purpose or effect of this bill would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of the amendment. However, the bill does not require approval of a local governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to become effective because it comes within one of the specified exceptions contained in the amendment

Relating to firearms; to amend Sections 13A-11-52, 13A-11-61.2, and 13A-11-72, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide criminal penalties for carrying a pistol on private property without a permit or the consent of the owner or legal possessor of the property; to prohibit a person from knowingly possessing or carrying a firearm at a polling place; to impose criminal penalties for carrying a firearm in certain buildings and facilities with limited access; to prohibit a person convicted of domestic violence or who is restricted from having contact with another individual pursuant to a court order from owning or possessing a firearm; to prohibit a person of unsound mind, as defined by this bill, from owning or possessing a firearm; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended.