Background checks will be dropped in 2023 to acquire conceal carry permits in Alabama.
Background checks to acquire conceal carry permits in Alabama will be a thing of the past next year.
Earlier this year, the Alabama Legislature ratified House Bill 272, which makes the state the 22nd in the country to permit individuals to carry concealed pistols without acquiring a permit or undergoing a background check.
The new law goes into effect Jan. 1, according to the law. It passed the House of Representatives with a 70-29 vote and 24-6 in the Senate.
Republican Gov. Kay Ivey was quick to sign the legislation into law shortly after it was approved by lawmakers.
Under the law, the requirement for a person to obtain a concealed carry permit to carry a loaded pistol under their clothes, in a vehicle or in a purse or other carrying bag is dropped.
as it should be!