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Alabama baws, answer a question about transporting a firearm in a vehicle.
Posted on 2/22/24 at 1:07 pm
Posted on 2/22/24 at 1:07 pm
I remember reading a couple years ago about how arse-backwards your laws about transporting a firearm in a vehicle was.
Something about having the firearm and ammunition separated, basically only legal to have an unloaded firearm and the ammunition in the trunk or back of the vehicle. Illegal to have a loaded firearm in a vehicle.
Is that still enforced?
Something about having the firearm and ammunition separated, basically only legal to have an unloaded firearm and the ammunition in the trunk or back of the vehicle. Illegal to have a loaded firearm in a vehicle.
Is that still enforced?
This post was edited on 2/22/24 at 1:09 pm
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Posted on 2/22/24 at 1:08 pm to bhtigerfan
That's Illinois.
Posted on 2/22/24 at 1:10 pm to bhtigerfan
If you have a CCL you can carry as you like.
Posted on 2/22/24 at 1:10 pm to bhtigerfan
You can drive around with a loaded gun. A vehicle is considered an extension of your home. I would be forthcoming with that information if you are pulled over.
Posted on 2/22/24 at 1:10 pm to goatmilker
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If you have a CCL you can carry as you like.
We do not have a CCL law anymore. That is now dead. You can conceal carry without a license.
Posted on 2/22/24 at 1:12 pm to bhtigerfan
quote:
I remember reading a couple years ago about how arse-backwards your laws about transporting a firearm in a vehicle was.
Something about having the firearm and ammunition separated, basically only legal to have an unloaded firearm and the ammunition in the trunk or back of the vehicle. Illegal to have a loaded firearm in a vehicle.
Is that still enforced?
I don't know where that came from, because it's never been that way here.
Posted on 2/22/24 at 1:13 pm to bhtigerfan
It use to be you had to have a concealed carry permit to have a gun in your car. It was a weird interpretation of what concealment meant. Law was changed a few years ago. No CC needed.
Posted on 2/22/24 at 1:14 pm to hogcard1964
quote:Nope. I just looked it up.
That's Illinois.
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CARRY IN VEHICLE? Can you carry a concealed handgun in a vehicle in Alabama?
quote:So, up until January of 2023, it was illegal.
Yes. As of January 1, 2023, Alabama does not require a permit or license to carry a loaded handgun in any vehicle.
WTF Alabama? I was shocked when I read this years ago. I never followed the law as I drove to Florida several times with a loaded pistol in the vehicle.
This post was edited on 2/22/24 at 1:23 pm
Posted on 2/22/24 at 1:15 pm to m2pro
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I would be forthcoming with that information if you are pulled over.
That's how I've always done it.
If a cop pulls me over, I go ahead and tell him I have a weapon right up front, then you don't have any issues.
Posted on 2/22/24 at 1:15 pm to bhtigerfan
That would be a year and 2 months. 
Posted on 2/22/24 at 1:17 pm to m2pro
Posted on 2/22/24 at 1:17 pm to Drizzt
quote:That’s what I understood.
It use to be you had to have a concealed carry permit to have a gun in your car. It was a weird interpretation of what concealment meant.
Firearm had to be unloaded and ammo separated and not easily accessible. fricking ridiculous.
Glad y’all figured that out.
Posted on 2/22/24 at 1:18 pm to bhtigerfan
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So, up until last January, it was illegal.
No, somebody is misinterpreting shite.
It was never illegal to have a loaded firearm in your vehicle in Alabama.
Edit: Exclude Wildlife refuges. They will mess you up if you have any gun there, with the exception of Muzzle loader season.
This post was edited on 2/22/24 at 1:23 pm
Posted on 2/22/24 at 1:18 pm to PsychTiger
quote:I corrected it.
That would be a year and 2 months.
I still think it’s 2023 apparently.
Posted on 2/22/24 at 1:20 pm to auggie
quote:Yes it was.
It was never illegal to have a loaded firearm in your vehicle in Alabama.
If it wasn’t, why does it say, “As of January 1, 2023?” That means it wasn’t legal until then.
Posted on 2/22/24 at 1:22 pm to auggie
It definitely was that way though. If you didn’t have a CCL, the ammunition had to be separated from the firearm and the firearm could not be within arms reach. Didn’t necessarily have to be in the trunk, but could not be reachable. If you had a CCL, you could have it loaded and located wherever you wanted.
The elimination of the permit requirement did away with that.
The elimination of the permit requirement did away with that.
Posted on 2/22/24 at 1:25 pm to McTTiger
quote:Thank you, that’s what I understood.
It definitely was that way though. If you didn’t have a CCL, the ammunition had to be separated from the firearm and the firearm could not be within arms reach. Didn’t necessarily have to be in the trunk, but could not be reachable. If you had a CCL, you could have it loaded and located wherever you wanted.
I remember being a little nervous about being stopped by a cop in AL when passing through.
Posted on 2/22/24 at 1:27 pm to bhtigerfan
quote:
Yes it was.
If it wasn’t, why does it say, “As of January 1, 2023?” That means it wasn’t legal until then.
There was never a requirement for it to be unloaded. It had to be in a case or out of reach unless you had a ccw permit.
Posted on 2/22/24 at 1:27 pm to McTTiger
quote:How fricking idiotic is that?
the ammunition had to be separated from the firearm and the firearm could not be within arms reach.
Can you imagine, “Hold on Mr. Carjacker, just let me crawl into the back seat and load my pistol first, then you can have my car and my money.”
Posted on 2/22/24 at 1:29 pm to rooster108bm
quote:I think you’re misinformed bro.
There was never a requirement for it to be unloaded.
If I remember correctly, it was unloaded and ammo separated.
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