MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) - Dozens of people came to the statehouse to oppose a bill that would rid Alabamians of a requirement to obtain a pistol permit before concealed carrying a firearm.
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“The founding fathers gave us the right to possess a firearm to carry that and to be able to protect our families, our businesses, our personal properties without paying a fee or tax,” Allen said.

Allen said the bill does not get rid of permits. He said when legislation has passed like this in other counties, the number of registered permits increased.
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At least 50 people with the organization Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense traveled to lobby against the bill. Judy Taylor with the organization traveled from Tuscaloosa. She is a gun owner and opposes the legislation.

“I think it’s important that our law enforcement have some overview of who is able to legally obtain a gun,” Taylor said. “I’m also a person that believes in guns, in hunting, in gun safety, and sensible gun legislation.”
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At least ten sheriffs attended the hearing as well. Montgomery County Sheriff Derrick Cunningham said there are many sheriffs against this. He said if a criminal does not have a permit, it is another “tool” to put someone in jail.

“We find that all the time, where people have weapons. But at the same time, if we stop you and you don’t have a permit, we’ve got a reason to put you in jail,” Cunningham said. “You take that permit away from us, then what we got? We’ve got nothing. We’re going to have problems in our community, problems in our schools, problems in our events that we’re having.”

The bill could come up in committee again next week.
http://www.wbrc.com/2019/04/10/dozens-lobby-against-scrapping-concealed-carry-permit-requirement/

This is a glaring example of the lack of local leadership to know that hearings like this are taking place.

Yet no one but the gun banners know it's going on.

It's against state law for a convicted felon to be in possession of a pistol in AL.

There is no provision in AL law to notify LE of person to "legally obtain a gun".

I believe he is referring to the concealed pistol permit process.

http://www.wbrc.com/2019/04/18/bill-that-would-end-concealed-carry-pistol-permit-requirement-discussed-wednesday/

Apparently the NRA and Bama Carry was there along with MDA.

The anti's moan about it helps the sheriffs keep guns out of criminals hands.

Two Alabama sheriffs told lawmakers today that Alabama’s requirement to have a permit to carry a concealed handgun is an important tool for law enforcement and public safety.

Representatives of the National Rifle Association and Bama Carry Inc., an Alabama gun rights organization, said the requirement to buy a permit infringes on the rights of law-abiding citizens to defend themselves and their families.
https://www.al.com/news/2019/04/alabama-sheriffs-seek-to-keep-requirement-for-pistol-permit.html

I say give it to ALEA/State Troopers to issue the permits. Take the sheriffs out of it and their corrupt obsession with those dollars.

The streets are not running red with blood when we went from May Issue to Shall Issue and gave 18 yr old permits, like the sheriffs claimed would happen.

They have proven they are not capable of managing the system for the citizens of Alabama so that power should be removed.

The fight is the House Public Safety committee.

Tredway and Farley is who you guys needs to be hitting up.

They are the ones keeping it from getting a committee vote to go to the house for a full floor vote.

Allen said he asked to have the bill moved to the Tourism Committee because he did not think it was moving fast enough in the Judiciary Committee.

Sen. Cam Ward, R-Alabaster, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, said he supported the bill. But Ward said he did not want a repeat of what has happened previously, approval of the bill by the committee only to see it fail to come up for a vote in the House.

https://www.al.com/news/2019/04/bill-to-repeal-alabama-pistol-permit-requirement-shot-down-in-committee.html

And here comes your Red Flag law