Personal Vehicle Storage Limitations

September 30, 2015

13A­11­90. Public and private employers are allowed to restrict possession of firearms from their employees, even those who are carry permit holders, while they are inside the employer’s property. However, transporting and storing of a firearm or ammunition in a vehicle which is parked on the employer’s property should not be prohibited, as long as the employee meets the following:

a. There is a valid carry permit
b. The weapon is legally used for hunting in Alabama and the owner has a valid Alabama hunting permit
c. The firearm is unloaded, enclosed in a container, or separated in a compartment if unattended by the employee
d. No crime was charged against the employer before
e. The employer was not involved in physical injuries and threats
f. The parking lot

13A­11­61.2. No person carrying his firearm shall be allowed to enter buildings or facilities that do not allow unauthorized persons or those that use security features like key cards, magnetometers, biometric screening devices and physical barriers. Carrying the firearm in a private vehicle in a private or public parking lot is permitted, but the firearm must be kept in a container or separate compartment away from ordinary observation.