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Alabama House passes bill that would ban lawful machine guns and possibly aftermarket triggers

GunSafe

Joined Oct 2013
Posts 4658
EE 100% (14)

AL, USA

Posted: 4/30/2024 10:32:37 PM EDT

The Alabama House passed a bill that would make it illegal for any person to possess a machine gun (even legal ones). The language in the bill could also be used to go after aftermarket trigger. I have no idea how this garbage made it through the house! Here is the Hosue passed version of the bill

https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdfdocs/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/HB36-int.pdf

Call your local rep in the senate to get this stopped before we lose our rights to legally own a machine gun or a after market trigger

TSALAGI Member Joined Mar 2002 Posts 84 EE 0% (0) AL, USA	Posted: 5/1/2024 8:28:46 AM EDT [#1] This is in the bill: This section does not apply to a state or local law enforcement officer while acting in an official capacity or any machine gun lawfully owned or possessed under federal law.
	"It is better by noble boldness to run the risk of being subject to half the evils we anticipate than to remain in cowardly listlessness for fear of what might happen." ~ Herodotus

aplomado

Joined Nov 2008
Posts 1793
EE 0% (0)

TX, USA

Posted: 5/1/2024 10:28:51 PM EDT

[#2]

Correct, it doesn't ban anything on the NFA regsitery.

However it is still a bad bill... it apparently is more strict that federal law, and can be interpreted to ban owning machine gun trigger groups that are legal under federal law (like an AK-47 trigger group).

Please contact your senators here:

https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/senate-leaders-members?tab=1

BloodRaven Useful Idiot Joined Jun 2020 Posts 11475 EE 0% (0) AL, USA	Posted: 5/6/2024 9:55:35 PM EDT [#3] Unfortunately, the senator for my county is a Democrat. So there is absolutely no point in me contacting them about this bill.
	They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. --Benjamin Franklin Being popular on social media is like being rich in Monopoly

KitBuilder

small arms specialist

Joined Jul 2001
Posts 14785
EE 100% (12)

LA, USA

Posted: 5/10/2024 10:51:55 AM EDT

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Originally Posted By aplomado:
Correct, it doesn't ban anything on the NFA regsitery.
However it is still a bad bill... it apparently is more strict that federal law, and can be interpreted to ban owning machine gun trigger groups that are legal under federal law (like an AK-47 trigger group).

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It also makes every Alabama Class II SOT's pistol-to-MG conversion unlawful until their ATF Form 2 comes back approved.

aplomado Joined Nov 2008 Posts 1806 EE 0% (0) TX, USA	Posted: 5/16/2024 2:39:16 PM EDT [#5] The bill died in the senate.... https://www.al.com/news/2024/05/how-alabama-legislation-banning-glock-switches-revived-a-back-the-blue-debate.html

Alabama House passes bill that would ban lawful machine guns and possibly aftermarket triggers

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