SB4 Alabama 2019 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Gerald H. AllenSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

Firearms, possession and carrying of, certain requirements for, repealed or deleted, Secs. 9-11-304, 13A-11-50, 13A-11-51, 13A-11-52, 13A-11-59, 13A-11-71, 13A-11-73, 13A-11-74, repealed; Sec. 13A-11-61.2 am'd.

Summary

SB4 would repeal some firearm carrying restrictions and revise where firearms can be carried, adding location-specific rules and storage requirements.

What This Bill Does

It repeals several restrictions on carrying or possessing firearms on certain property or in a motor vehicle for people with or without a concealed pistol permit. It also updates where firearms may be carried by creating a list of restricted locations and adds rules about storage, notices, and penalties. It includes exemptions for law enforcement and qualified retired officers, clarifies it does not override federal law, and sets an effective date; it also states the bill is exempt from certain local-funding requirements under Amendment 621 due to treating it as a crime-related change.

Who It Affects

• Gun owners and people who carry firearms (with or without a permit) would see more places where carrying is allowed, but would still face restrictions in certain locations and must follow new storage and notice requirements.
• Premises owners and managers of listed facilities (police stations, jails/prisons, mental health facilities, courthouses, buildings hosting certain school or professional athletic events, and other facilities with security controls) would need to post notices, enforce the restrictions, and determine who may carry based on the new rules (including permit exemptions and security requirements).

Key Provisions

• Repeals sections 9-11-304, 13A-11-50, 13A-11-51, 13A-11-52, 13A-11-71, and 13A-11-74 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to various firearm carrying restrictions and pistol permits.
• Amends §13A-11-61.2 to add or revise places where carrying or possessing a firearm is restricted without express permission, including police stations, detention facilities, certain mental health facilities, courthouses, locations hosting school athletic events, professional athletic venues, and other specified facilities; permits or recognition may allow exceptions in some cases.
• Requires notices at public entrances alerting that firearms are prohibited at those premises.
• Requires firearms to be kept out of ordinary view and secured in a locked container or inside a locked portion of a vehicle, with limited exceptions for residence ingress/egress and employee private vehicles under Section 13A-11-90.
• Establishes a Class C misdemeanor for violations of the restrictions in §13A-11-61.2.
• Provides exemptions for law enforcement officers and qualified retired law enforcement officers, including detailed qualification and identification requirements.
• States that nothing in the section authorizes carrying where federal law prohibits it.
• The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.
• The bill is excluded from Amendment 621 local-funds requirements because it defines a new crime or amends an existing crime.

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Subjects

Firearms