Alabama carry laws??

[K191145]

I'm going to Birmingham for a week to help my sister out while she is recovering from knee surgery. I know Alabama recognizes TN permits but is there many differences in Tennessee's and Alabama's laws concerning carrying? I'm not going to be driving her to any school or courthouse, just to her work and maybe the grocery store. For now I will assume Alabama is a concealed only state, I never carry open anyway.

Thanks.

[Fallguy]

I always check Handgunlaw.us when traveling to another state.

There are actually very few state restrictions on carry in AL. Local sheriffs issue the permits and they can place restrictions on the permits they issue, but that does not effect permits issued by other sheriff's or from other states.

[Guest JHatmaker]

http://www.ago.alabama.gov/issue/Alabama_Weapon_Law.pdf

[K191145]

Thanks for the sites. I saved handgunlaw.us to my favorites. I made copies of the pages to study later.

[Oh Shoot]

Thanks for the sites. I saved handgunlaw.us to my favorites. I made copies of the pages to study later.

http://www.nraila.org/GunLaws/

is also VERY good resource.

- OS

[Kegger]

AL laws are actually a good bit more lax than TN. I open carried the whole time, went into restaraunts that serve and all. Not a single odd look or any hassle.

[Superman]

What about businesses that don't want firearms? Do they have to post similiar to Tn or is a "no firearms permitted" sign sufficient? I have looked through the links provided and searched elsewhere, but didn't find an answer