Alabama now recognizing permits from ALL other states

[Buck D. Law, SASS #62183]

On Monday, the Alabama Legislature adjourned sine
die. Gun owners and sportsmen earned a major victory with the passage of an
omnibus firearms bill, Senate Bill
286. This NRA-supported bill was signed into law
yesterday by Governor Robert Bentley ® and will take effect on August
1.

The NRA thanks state lawmakers who voted for SB 286, Governor Bentley
for signing it into law and all NRA members who contacted their state
legislators in support of this reform. Special thanks goes to SB 286’s sponsors,
state Senators Scott Beason (R-17) and Roger Bedford (D-6) and state
Representative Ed Henry (R-9) for all of their hard work to protect and restore
Second Amendment rights of all Alabama residents.

Senate Bill 286 will
protect and restore your Right to Keep and Bear Arms in Alabama by reforming the
state gun laws in the following ways:

• Allows
  those who possess a valid Alabama pistol permit to keep firearms stored in their
  vehicle while at work, as well as allowing those who possess a valid Alabama
  hunting license to store an unloaded rifle or shotgun used in their vehicle
  while at work.
• Allows
  transportation of a handgun in a vehicle without an Alabama pistol permit as
  long as the handgun is unloaded, locked in a container and out of reach of the
  driver or passenger.
• 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 appeal the
  denial.
• 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.

[Virgil Ray Hality, SASS# 37355]

Good job in Alabama!

[Badlands Beady]

Does it recognize Vermont's "inherent" CCW? Doesn't seem so.

[Gunner Gatlin, SASS 10274L]

Good for Alabama

 

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