Members of the Montgomery City Council on Tuesday delayed repealing a recently passed ordinance requiring concealed firearm carriers to have a photo ID.
The Alabama Legislature removed the requirement to have a permit for concealed firearms in 2023.
In September, Montgomery passed a new ordinance to allow police to confiscate concealed guns if the gun holder does not present a photo ID. The gun owner would not get it back unless they paid a fine and provided proof of purchase within 30 days.
A spokesman for Attorney General Steve Marshall has said the ordinance is illegal.
Montgomery City Councilman Glen Pruitt said at Tuesday's meeting that he wanted a vote on the repeal ordinance to be delayed until the next city council meeting.
"There were some questions that came up, some valid questions that came up," Pruitt said at the meeting.
Pruitt told WSFA, "We got a letter from the attorney general's office that said we are possibly in direct conflict with state law, and I don't want to do that."
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