Alabama: Pro-Gun Reforms Take Effect September 1, 2015

Tomorrow, September 1, 2015, House Bill 47, one of the most significant and thoughtful pieces of pro-gun reforms passed in the Yellowhammer State, will take effect. As previously reported, HB 47 accomplishes the following reforms: (1) amends Alabama’s unduly restrictive minor possession of pistols law; (2) repeals Alabama’s duplicative and unnecessary pistol registration requirement; (3) narrows a prohibited facility’s authority to ban firearms outside of the building; and (4) creates avenues for federally prohibited persons to seek restoration of firearm rights. This bill received significant bipartisan support in the legislature and was signed by Governor Robert Bentley (R) on Thursday, June 4. …read more

Source:: NRA-ILA