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\nHB272 passed last month in the State House of Representatives. The bill passed as substituted in the Senate, and now moves back to its house of origin for concurrence. If agreed upon by the House, the bill will be sent to Governor Kay Ivey for signature.<\/p>\n
State Senate clears constitutional carry<\/a><\/p>\n MONTGOMERY, Ala. \u2013 The State Senate today approved legislation to enable Alabamians the right to carry a firearm without obtaining a concealed carry permit. The bill \u2013 HB272 sponsored by Representative Shane Stringer (R-Citronelle) \u2013 was carried by Senator Gerald Allen (R-Tuscaloosa) in the Senate.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>\u201cThe Second Amendment affords protection to an American individual\u2019s right to possess a firearm and to use that firearm for traditionally lawful purposes. As an elected official who swore to uphold the constitutions of this state and country, I will always do everything in my power to preserve the rights of Alabamians, especially those granted by the Second Amendment,\u201d said Allen. \u201cI appreciate Representative Stringer\u2019s work on this issue in the House, and I am proud to have worked alongside him to move this critical bill in the Senate. I look forward to finally delivering constitutional carry to the people of Alabama.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>Senate President Pro Tem Greg Reed (R-Jasper) and Senate Majority Leader Clay Scofield (R-Guntersville) applauded the Senate\u2019s passage of constitutional carry:<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>\u201cI\u2019d like to thank Senator Gerald Allen and my Senate colleagues for their long-standing efforts that made today possible,\u201d Reed said. \u201cThis piece of legislation has favorably passed the Senate for many years, and I\u2019m grateful to see this culmination and stand strong for Alabamians\u2019 Second Amendment rights. The Alabama Senate is proud to be leading the fight to defend the constitutional freedoms and liberties that hardworking families across our state hold dear. We will always stand for the Constitution and Alabama\u2019s values.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe permitless carry legislation passed today in the Senate exceedingly meets the needs and demands that have been raised for decades by Alabamians in all four corners of the state. The people of Alabama have articulated loud and clear their concerns for further protection of their Second Amendment rights, and Senate Republicans delivered,\u201d said Scofield. \u201cI am proud of the collaboration that took place within the Republican Caucus to ensure this bill is the best policy for our state, and I applaud my colleagues for prioritizing the voices of those they were elected to represent.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>HB272 passed last month in the State House of Representatives. The bill passed as substituted in the Senate, and now moves back to its house of origin for concurrence. If agreed upon by the House, the bill will be sent to Governor Kay Ivey for signature.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" BLUF: HB272 passed last month in the State House of Representatives. The bill passed as substituted in the Senate, and now moves back to its house of origin for concurrence. If agreed upon by the House, the bill will be sent to Governor Kay Ivey for signature. State Senate clears constitutional carry MONTGOMERY, Ala. \u2013 … Continue reading “”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-78387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","category-rkba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=78387"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78387\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78393,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78387\/revisions\/78393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=78387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=78387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=78387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}