Under existing law, no person is authorized to carry a concealed weapon or an unsecured firearm in his or her vehicle unless the person has a valid Alabama permit to carry a concealed weapon.
Also under existing law, when a person commits a crime of violence, the possession of a pistol without a permit is prima facie evidence of the intent to commit the crime.
This bill would repeal certain restrictions on the carrying or possession of a firearm on certain property or in a motor vehicle by persons with or without a concealed pistol permit.
The bill would revise certain restrictions on the carrying or possession of firearms on private property, at certain locations, and would revise the definition of a courthouse annex, one of the locations in which carrying or possession of a firearm is prohibited.
This bill would revise the presumption that a person carrying a pistol without a pistol permit is prima facie evidence of intent to commit a crime of violence.
This bill would eliminate the requirement for a person to obtain a concealed carry permit in order to lawfully carry a pistol.
This bill would revise the definition of shotgun.
This bill would repeal restrictions on the carrying of a bowie knife or concealed knife.
This bill would authorize the governing body of each two-year or four-year institution of higher education to adopt policies governing the possession of firearms on its grounds, under certain conditions.
This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended by Amendment 890, 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