Meanwhile Down in Alabama

[Garys]

Sent to me by my son, new gun owner and NRA member. He lives near the Gulf Coast.

Alabama: Omnibus Firearms Bill Sails Through the Senate

Yesterday, NRA-supported Senate Bill 286 was debated on the Senate floor for a few hours. After consideration and votes on multiple amendments, this omnibus pro-gun legislation passed with overwhelming support by a 28 to 5 vote. This pro-gun legislation will now go to the state House of Representatives where it may face some challenges. Now is the time to contact your state Representative and urge him or her to support this important legislation.

The NRA thanks the sponsors of SB 286, state senators Scott Beason (R-17) and Roger Bedford (D-6), for their hard and successful work on this bill. The NRA also thanks the state senators who voted in support of this pro-Second Amendment measure. While this legislation made it through the Senate, there is much work to be done in the state House. It is critical that you make your voice heard! Please contact your state Representative and ask him or her to support SB 286. Contact information for your state legislator can be found here.

SB 286 seeks to restore and protect the rights of law-abiding gun owners and sportsmen in Alabama by addressing the following issues:


No employer may prohibit the otherwise lawful possession, transportation or storage of firearms or ammunition that is kept out of sight within a locked or attended private vehicle of an invitee who is otherwise permitted to operate or park that vehicle on the property. This would allow employees to carry a firearm during their commute to and from work.

Creates a “car carry permit” that will be free of charge and good for life. Currently, in order to transport a handgun in a vehicle, one must be in possession of a pistol permit.

Shifts the current “May Issue” concealed carry permit system to a “Shall Issue” permit system and requires that a sheriff must issue or deny the carry permit within thirty days. Should someone be denied a permit, a written denial must be provided and that applicant would have an opportunity to appear before an appeals panel.

A permit to carry a concealed pistol shall be good for one to five years (to be decided by the applicant seeking the carry permit).

Requires sheriffs to use the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) to conduct a background check on concealed pistol permit applicants.

Allows for all other valid state-issued permits to carry a concealed firearm to be recognized in Alabama.

Strengthens Alabama’s firearms preemption statute by reserving for the state legislature complete control over regulation and policy relating to firearms, ammunition and firearm accessories in order to ensure that such regulation is applied uniformly throughout the state.

Extends the current Castle Doctrine to include places of business to ensure the right of self-defense does not end when you enter your business.

 

[DSmith]

glad to see some states making progress. the south knows whats up. the northeast is backpedaling

 

[mattyw]

the south as far as 2a goes is a different country than up here, they have thousands turn out to rallies to support 2a rights they aren't even in danger of losing. we have hundreds fighting magazine restriction and liability insurance for gun owners

 

[Garys]

It's one of the reasons that AL is on the list of potential relocation sites. As is TN, which has a great 2A atmosphere. Technically AL is may issue, but in most counties it seems to be shall issue. My son got his AL CCW permit in under an hour. Walk in, pay $30.00, show your AL driver's license, and fill out the application. They run a NCIC check on you and if it comes back OK, they print the permit while you wait. The only down side is that it's $30.00/year.

They won't honor a MA LTC, but they will honor a NH NR concealed carry permit.

 

[SalemCat]

God Bless the last REAL AMERICANS.

 

[Serapis]

God, I miss the South. Guns and beautiful woman.

 

[Palladin]

Going to put Alabama on the retire to list

 

[ThemBones]

The south really is a different country. I'm originally from Texas and I still go down twice a year to visit family, etc. A big difference between Mass and Texas is you're taught to shoot at an early age down there. Hunting is also much bigger. It's just embedded in the culture down there. They'll never enforce serious gun law changes down there. You have a better chance of teachers carrying guns in every school than police departments making arrests in the name of Obama.

 

[StevieP]

"A permit to carry a concealed pistol shall be good for one to five years (to be decided by the applicant seeking the carry permit)."

Given a choice, who would choose the one-year version versus the full five?

 

[Infinite Jester]

So eventually all the gun owners are going to be forced to move south. (I'm relocating to NC in about a year).
This will leave the north with still plenty of guns, they'll just be in the hands of the criminals.
They'll continue to subscribe to the theory of more laws= less crime, and history will prove them wrong.

 

[Hiltonizer]

queue the ma**h***s who post without reading, why living in MA isn't so bad.

 

[PATRON]

Aside from the slave thing which was not cool,the wrong side won.

 

[Garys]

"A permit to carry a concealed pistol shall be good for one to five years (to be decided by the applicant seeking the carry permit)."

Given a choice, who would choose the one-year version versus the full five?

It might be a matter of cost. Currently a one year permit costs $30.00. If they keep the same rate, some people might not want to pay for five years at once.

 

[Obie1]

I hope Neil Young will remember...

LYNYRD SKYNYRD - Sweet Home Alabama - YouTube

 

[Baystatesuks]

Aside from the slave thing which was not cool,the wrong side won.

Civil war wasn't about the slave thing at all. It gets spun that way by certain history books, but it was about state rights. Keep in mind, the vast majority of people in the south did not own slaves (were too poor to do so).

While there certainly were some in the South that liked the idea of free slave labor, most people did not want the federal government telling them what to do.

 

[andrew]