MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The mayor of Alabama’s state capital signed a local ordinance into law on Friday requiring anyone carrying a concealed firearm to
Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed signs a bill requiring photo ID for concealed firearm carry while city council member Julie Turner Beard, city council president Cornelius Calhoun, and police chief James Graboysat look on at Montgomery City Hall in Montgomery, Ala., on Sept. 6, 2024. MONTGOMERY, Ala.
The measure is the latest signed by a local official in the South in frustration over the expansion of what gun rights advocates call “constitutional carry,” a reference to the Second Amendment right to “keep and bear arms.” When the Alabama bill was being debated during the 2022 legislative session, it was decried by local officials and many in law enforcement, especially those in the state’s largest cities already struggling with crime, who said that it would worsen public safety.
Montgomery is not the only Alabama municipality where local law enforcement wants to see restrictions on the statewide permitless carry bill. Specifically, Mobile County has seen an increase of at least 50 gun-related charges for those 20 or younger since the bill went into effect in 2023, according to data provided by the sheriff’s department and the local district attorney.
The law makes it difficult for officers to determine whether someone has an illegal firearm, Burch said. Although a “prohibited persons database” was included in the bill to help officers flag people who are banned from possessing a handgun because of their criminal history and other reasons, Burch said the database was imperfect.
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