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State Sen. Elliott says 'no chance' of permitless carry repeal in 2025

Recently, the mayors of Alabama's biggest cities have made overtures about repealing the state's permitless "constitutional" carry law, which was passed by the legislature in 2022.

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Mobile's Stimpson denies Big 10 mayors plotting to repeal Alabama's constitutional carry law

Despite recent speculation that Alabama's Big 10 Mayors would soon be meeting to discuss repealing the state's permitless carry law, Big 10 chairman Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson says that is not the case.

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Bessemer Police chief claims to be 'hindered' by permitless carry in midst of gun violence wave

Bessemer Police Chief Mike Wood addressed the media following deadly shootings over the weekend. Wood said the legislature’s move to allow people to carry guns without a concealed carry permit has impacted efforts to reduce crime.

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State Rep. Stringer: Mobile County Sheriff Burch proposal to require permits for those under 21 'completely unnecessary'

Earlier this week, Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch called on the Alabama Legislature to rethink its so-called constitutional carry law passed in 2022 by raising the age of those to whom the law would apply.

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State Rep. Stringer: Blaming permitless carry for Montgomery crime spike 'ridiculous'

State Rep. Shane Stringer (R-Citronelle), the sponsor of the 2022 legislation removing the state’s requirement for a concealed carry permit, recently slammed Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed’s continued blaming the bill for escalating crime in Alabama’s capital city.

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'Politicians want to blame somebody else': Experts, lawmakers push back on narrative blaming constitutional carry for increased crime

In recent months, Montgomery leadership has attempted to pass the buck on who’s to blame for the recent rash of violent crime that has swept the city.

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State Rep. Bedsole on Montgomery mayor CoS's gun violence rant: 'My District has the same gun laws with not even a fraction of the gun violence'

A Republican lawmaker pushed back against Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed’s chief of staff Chip Hill’s prolonged weekend gun-violence screed in which he both denied the existence of rampant crime in Montgomery and blamed the violence on Alabama’s gun laws.

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'I don’t think that constitutional carry has had a bearing on crime': State Rep. Ingram, Montgomery mayor's office at odds over Alabama gun laws

State Rep. Reed Ingram (R-Pike Road) took aim at Montgomery Mayor Steve Reed and other Montgomery leadership, announcing plans to file legislation allowing the state to appoint a police chief if a municipality’s crime rate exceeds a certain level.

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State Rep. Stringer defends constitutional carry — 'Permits were just not a good tool anyway'

According to Stringer, leaving the required permit system is not an extreme danger as it was not as safe or foolproof as many believed.

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Proposed legislation would increase funds allocated to sheriff's offices for lost pistol permit revenue

A bill to increase funds for local sheriff’s offices for lost revenue from selling pistol permits has been filed in the Alabama House of Representatives.

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Pistol permit revenue loss grant awards for sheriff's departments begin

Alabama will soon begin reimbursing counties for revenue losses from constitutional carry, according to Gov. Kay Ivey.

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Permitless carry starts next week — Here's what you need to know

At the beginning of the new year, eligible Alabamians can carry firearms without having to procure a license.

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Baldwin County Sheriff says pistol permit revenue loss 'not that big of a deal'

With a nearly $40 million annual budget, the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office won't miss the approximately $500,000 generated from concealed carry permits when the state rings in permitless carry along with the new year.

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Department of Conservation and Natural Resources ending written permission policy to carry firearms at state parks in 2023

A new constitutional carry law set to go into effect next year in Alabama will end the requirement for state park visitors to receive written permission to carry a firearm on park property, according to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR).

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Blount County Sheriff Mark Moon: Fidelity to God and the U.S. Constitution

Faith. Family. Freedom. That’s how Blount County Sheriff Mark Moon lives his life. Here is his story.

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Counties claim loss in revenue from permitless 'constitutional' carry months before law takes effect

County leaders across the state are claiming they are already seeing a decrease in funding due to a bill that was passed in this year’s legislative session, that allows for Constitutional carry in the state. However, the law hasn’t gone into effect yet, so others are questioning those claims.

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State Rep. Stringer says state on track for constitutional carry implementation — 'I think we're going to be good with it'

The constitutional carry law passed by the legislature earlier this year, which ends the permit requirement for firearms in Alabama, will go into effect in the new year.

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Gun-control group works with law enforcement against Constitutional Carry

The gun-control advocacy group, Mom’s Demand Action, was among those present at the Capitol rally against permit-less carry on Tuesday....

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Constitutional Carry bill passes Senate Judiciary Committee

 A Senate Constitutional carry bill has passed the Senate Judiciary Committee.   SB2 passed the committee Wednesday morning with a...

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State and local law enforcement campaign against constitutional carry

A large assembly of various state organizations and advocacy groups assembled on the steps of the State House Tuesday to speak out...

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Gun bills in Senate committee Wednesday

The Senate Judiciary Committee will take up controversial gun bills on Wednesday. The bills would allow Alabamians to carry their handguns...

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Democratic candidate for governor draws on experience as educator

Yolanda Rochelle Flowers is running for Governor of Alabama in the Democratic party primary. On Friday, 1819 News discussed the campaign...

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Alabama Republican Party Chairman commends House GOP Caucus for supporting constitutional carry

Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl commended the State House Republican Caucus for unanimously voting to add constitutional...

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Jasper detective running for State House

By Brandon Moseley Jasper Police Lt. Matt Dozier announced recently that he is running for the Alabama House of Representatives House...

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Auditor candidate Rep. Andrew Sorrell addresses Republicans in Double Springs

By Brandon Moseley State Rep. Andrew Sorrell (R-Muscle Shoals) is running for State Auditor in the 2022 election. On Monday, he took...

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McCutcheon says redistricting he “felt was very fair”

By Brandon Moseley Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon stands by four redistricting plans that were passed by the Alabama Legislature...