Freaking out about 'bama laws!

[G50AE]

I like that, but it's another example of idiots in past year making laws about things they knew nothing about. In Alabama the rule is if there's not a law even if it's a nonissue, go a head and make one. If you don't like the law just don't enforce it and bring it out as a sledge hammer to use it when you want to.

Which in and of itself is a bad concept. A bad law is a bad law, even if it is seldom used.

[jurist]

That was my point. As an attorney, FFL, and firearms instructor, I obey the laws and make sure my client know them as well. Laws that are criminal in nature and are uninforced are nothing more than a trap for good people who are ignorant about the laws on the books. They are dangerous to say the least.

[CR Williams]

The Code of Alabama, Archangel, leaves knife laws up to municipalities and cities and counties, whereas State law over-rides all of those where firearms are concerned. To echo others, Alabama is technically a May-Issue state, but in practice it is Shall-Issue. My sheriff sends me a postcard every year to remind me to renew my permit. Also, the restrictions on SBRs and SBSs have been lifted, so with the appropriate Federal approval, you can run those if you wish.

You should find it easier to work with here than it looks from Indiana where guns are concerned, but it will be more difficult with knives. Either a belt carry or a blade 3" or under should be okay in most every place in the state, though.