PA Bill Number: HB335
Title: In inchoate crimes, further providing for prohibited offensive weapons.
Description: In inchoate crimes, further providing for prohibited offensive weapons. ...
Last Action: Removed from table
Last Action Date: May 1, 2024
Alabama Concealed Carry Permits sufficient For Gun Purchases :: 02/26/2016
(MONTGOMERY) – Attorney General Luther Strange announced that holders of Alabama’s Permit to Carry Pistol in Vehicle or Concealed on Person are no longer required to undergo additional background checks each time they purchase a firearm.
The U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms has agreed to Attorney General Strange’s request for an exemption to the mandatory National Instant Criminal Background Check provided the Alabama conceal carry permit was issued on or after August 1, 2013, and within the past five years by the State, and that the permit has not expired under State law.
“I’m pleased that the ATF has approved my request to exempt Alabama conceal carry permit holders from having to undergo additional background checks each time they want to buy a firearm,” said Attorney General Strange. “Alabama concealed carry permit holders in good standing have already passed a background check and there is no need to force them to submit to additional checks if they intend to buy a firearm within five years of receiving their permit.”
Alabama now joins 23 other states given NICS exemptions for concealed carry permit holders.
ATF NICS Exemption List: https://www.atf.gov/rules-and-regulations/permanent-brady-permit-chart
A copy of the ATF NICS exemption approval and AG Strange’s request are attached.
