Firearms

Open carry: legal at 18 without a permit; loaded handgun openly worn in a holster is allowed in public. Concealed carry: permitless at 19+; permit still available for reciprocity.

Firearms is permitted in Alabama — but the limits and penalties still bite. See exactly what crosses the line.

Even where firearms is permitted in Alabama, location, conduct, and possession rules still apply. See the exceptions that matter.

Read the exact Alabama statute covering firearms — the citation when you want to verify the source.