Constitutional Carry Becomes Law In Alabama
BY Herschel Smith
2 years, 8 months ago
Today, a conference committee approved House Bill 272, constitutional carry. Then, both the House and Senate voted to adopt the conference report. It will now go to Governor Kay Ivey, who is expected to sign it into law promptly. Alabama is now just one more step away from becoming the 22nd constitutional carry state and the first state to join that group in 2022.
Oh no! It will be blood running in the streets.
“The Alabama House Public Safety Committee just chose gun extremists over public safety,” Harriette Huggins, a volunteer with the Alabama chapter of Moms Demand Action, said in a statement after the vote.
I think I’m classified as a gun extremist. I think you are too. More.
On Thursday, Gov. Kay Ivey signed House Bill 272, known as the constitutional carry bill, into law. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Shane Stringer, eliminates the permit required for concealed carry and revises certain restrictions related to carrying and possessing a pistol.
“Unlike states who are doing everything in their power to make it harder for law-abiding citizens, Alabama is reaffirming our commitment to defending our Second Amendment rights,” Ivey said. “I have always stood up for the rights of law-abiding gun owners, and I am proud to do that again today.”
The passage of the bill did not come without controversy. Many gun-rights advocates argued people should not have to obtain a permit in order to carry a concealed pistol, but opponents of the bill, including some local law enforcement, argued the permits help fight crime and enhance public safety.
Shortly after Ivey signed the bill into law, Oxford Police Chief Bill Partridge tweeted the following statement:
“Alabama law enforcement lost another tool in the tool box to get illegal guns off our streets. Continuing to make officers’ jobs harder. Five of the six officers killed in the line of duty in Alabama in 2019 were killed with a stolen firearm.”
A stolen firearm. What that has to do with constitutional carry is anybody’s guess. It sounds like sour grapes to me.
Boss Hogg is not happy tonight.
Now. South Carolina needs to undo the ridiculous preemption where cities can circumvent open carry the state legislature passed, and move on the constitutional carry.
Alabama will prove to you that blood doesn’t run in the streets, just like Texas did and like the other 20 states did.
On March 11, 2022 at 10:16 am, Fred said:
Not only am I a gun extremist, but I’m at the farthest end of the extremes. Every gun law in America needs to rescinded, every last one.
On March 11, 2022 at 10:30 am, ragman said:
The only tool in this article is the chief hisself. All gun laws are unconstitutional.
On March 11, 2022 at 10:56 am, Frank Clarke said:
And here in Florida, we’re still waiting for the RINOs to be voted out.
On March 11, 2022 at 12:59 pm, Echo Hotel said:
Boss Hogg may not be happy but I sure as hell am! Not that I was abiding by the old/current law anyway. If I were to get into trouble for no permit it would only be a misdemeanor anyway. I can live with that, not that I have to anymore.
On March 11, 2022 at 4:19 pm, ExpatNJ said:
Oxford Police Chief Bill Partridge tweeted:
“Alabama … lost another tool … to get illegal guns off our streets … Officers killed in the line of duty … were killed with a stolen firearm.”
1. There is no such item as an “‘illegal’ gun”.
2. Police have no enumerated authority to “get guns off our streets”.
3. Some of those stolen firearms were stolen because (pick one or more):
a. Guns left in vehicles because carrying into govt buildings prohibited
b. Police were too busy revenue-raising instead of stopping burglaries
c. Police were too busy lobbying at the Statehouse.
Police didn’t want to lose Control, or their slush fund.
And, LEOs wonder why so many members of the public are against them …