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.
Source: Alabama Legislature