Additional Information and Airport Requirements

October 1, 2015

Carrying of firearms in parking lots and outside the secured area of the terminals are allowed. There is no set time period for the validity of training. The minimum age to be able to obtain a carry permit is 18 years old. Laws on State Reciprocity: §13A­11­85 Laws on Using Firearms: 13A­11­50 thru 13A­11­85 Laws […]

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Relevant Court Cases and Opinions of Alabama AG

October 1, 2015

● Alabama Attorney General on Carrying Firearms in Parks ● Alabama Attorney General on City Employees and Firearms ● Alabama Attorney General on Open Carrying ● Alabama Attorney General on Military Members on Active Duty and their Spouses ● Alabama Supreme Court on Open Carrying without Permit ● Alabama’s Letter Regarding Colleges and Universities ● […]

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Electric Weapons, Defensive Sprays and High Capacity Laws

October 1, 2015

Mobile, Alabama – Code of OrdinancesSection 62­63.Permit to Carry Required To be able to carry a tear gas fountain pen or tear gas gun, a person must obtain a permit from the local police. Section 18­114. Tear gas and stun guns are not allowed inside the school campus and in a vehicle in a school’s […]

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Laws for Carrying Where Alcohol is Served

October 1, 2015

No law in Alabama states that restaurant carrying is illegal. “Restaurant carrying” means carrying a firearm in a place that serves intoxicating liquor. Entering the place is allowed as long as the individual will not consume alcohol. This may or may not mean that an individual is allowed to occupy the seat on the bar […]

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Alabama Laws for Use of Deadly Force

October 1, 2015

Title 13A. Criminal Code Article 1. Responsibility Section 13A­3­1. Mental disease or defect. Section 13A­3­2. Intoxication. Section 13A­3­3. Immaturity. Article 2. Justification and Excuse Section 13A­3­20. Definitions. Section 13A­3­22. Execution of public duty. Section 13A­3­23. Use of force in defense of a person. Section 13A­3­24. Use of force by persons with parental, custodial or special […]

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Carry Law Preemptions for Alabama

October 1, 2015

13A­11­61.3. No political subdivision in the state of Alabama is authorized to establish ordinances, orders and rules to regulate the possession and use of firearms, ammunition and gun accessories. If there are existing orders or ordinances made by any political subdivision, they are considered null and void. An individual who is affected by an order […]

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Open Carry Laws for Alabama

October 1, 2015

The state of Alabama allows open carrying. The places that are “off limits” as listed in the “Carry Permit Limitations” section above is applicable for open carriers. Carrying a firearm in a vehicle is allowed as long as there is a valid permit to carry. To learn more about carrying a firearm in a vehicle, […]

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Traveling in a Vehicle with a Firearm without an Alabama Permit

October 1, 2015

A valid permit to carry is required when carrying a loaded firearm in a vehicle. 13A­11­73. A person that is legally allowed to carry a firearm, but does not have a carry permit, may still carry an unloaded firearm in his vehicle or possession provided that the firearm is locked in a container or separated […]

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