Alabama House committee approves permitless pistol carry bill
BY Herschel Smith
2 years, 9 months ago
An Alabama House committee Wednesday approved a bill that would allow the permitless carry of pistols in the state, sending an Alabama House GOP priority bill to that chamber.
The 8 to 5 vote on the bill from Rep. Shane Stringer, R-Citronelle, took place after an hour of contentious debate that crossed party lines.
Stringer argued that the legislation would allow law-abiding citizens to carry weapons without fear of legal retribution, and said permit laws did not deter crime.
“The fact of the matter is criminals don’t adhere to laws,” Stringer said. “They don’t obey the laws we have now. We cannot legislate an evil heart from Montgomery.”
The bill passed with an amendment that would require gun owners to declare that they were carrying firearms when asked by a police officer. But there was confusion about a second amendment proposed by Rep. Proncey Robertson, R-Mount Hope, that appeared to create separate penalties for bringing firearms in areas where they are currently restricted and led Stringer to call Rep. Mike Jones, R-Andalusia, not a member of the committee, to explain it.
Rep. Allen Farley, R-McCalla, a retired assistant sheriff for the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, said getting rid of the permits would amount to “defunding the police” and endanger law enforcement officers.
Uh huh. Defunding the police and endanger LEOs. I see. This is a slight variation on the objection that “They sky is falling, the sky is falling, there will be blood running in the streets.”
That’s what they said about open carry in Texas. That’s what they said about open carry in South Carolina. That’s what they said about constitutional carry in Texas. They said it in Arkansas. That’s what they say everywhere.
It never happens. But of course, he’s a retired LEO so he’s going to carry water for LEOs.
Anyway, it’s good that it left committee. That’s where most bills die.
On February 17, 2022 at 9:22 am, Fred said:
“The fact of the matter is criminals don’t adhere to laws,” Stringer said. “They don’t obey the laws we have now. We cannot legislate an evil heart from Montgomery.”
Excellent!!
The family, through proper raising of a son is God’s ordained manner to prevent crime.
The church(that is Christ) is God’s ordained restorative means to reform a criminal (sinner).
The State is ONLY punitive, by God’s great purposes in judgement, to punish a man for crime (sin).
This is God’s created order, and is plainly revealed in His word. None of these means can function to any useful effect when men attempt to accomplish any one of them by the mechanism of another.
On February 17, 2022 at 9:37 am, Longbow said:
That is how they view your FREEDOM.
“…and endanger law enforcement…”
Agents of the State always believe mere mortals should be made to beg permission from Agents of the State. Otherwise, everything will be outta (their) control!