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Alabama

This jurisdictional hub aggregates FRC holdings related to Alabama. It supports research on the state’s firearms history, technology, law, policy, and culture from the territorial period to the present.

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    1876 Ala. Code 929–30
    (1871)
    § 4406: Prohibited hunting wild hogs with a dog and gun without giving notice to "at least three freeholders in the neighborhood." Violators fined not less than ten nor more than one hundred dollars. § 4407: Prohibited hunting deer by fire and with a gun. Violators fined not less than ten nor more than one hundred dollars.
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    1876 Ala. Laws 202
    (1875)
    § 494, pt. 15: Imposed $50 occupational tax on dealers of pistols, Bowie knives, and dirk knives.
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    1876 Ala. Code 914
    (1876)
    Prohibited assault and battery of another with a cowhide, stick, or whip while in possession of a pistol or other deadly weapon with the intent to intimidate another to prevent the person from defending himself. Violators imprisoned not less than two nor more than twenty years.
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    1874-75 Ala. Laws 41
    (1874)
    § 102, pt. 27: Imposed $25 occupational tax on dealers of pistols, Bowie knives, and dirk knives.
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    1878-79 Ala. Laws 437
    (1878)
    Ch. 314, § 14: Authorized Uniontown to license dealers of pistols, Bowie knives, and dirk knives.
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    1876 Ala. Code 989
    (1876)
    § 4809: Prohibited the concealed carrying of any Bowie knife, or any other knife of like kind or description, pistol, air gun, slungshot, brass knuckles, or other deadly or dangerous weapon, unless the person was threatened with, or had good reason to apprehend, an attack, or " while traveling, or setting out on a journey." Punishable by fine of $50-300 and imprisonment of not more than 6 months.
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    J. M. Falkner, The Code of Ordinances of the City Council of Montgomery 225 (1888)
    (1879)
    Prohibited carrying of a concealed Bowie knife, pistol, air gun, slungshot, brass knuckles, or other deadly or dangerous weapon. Punishable by a fine of $1-100.
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    1876 Ala. Code 929-30
    (1871)
    Prohibited hunting wild hogs with a dog and gun without giving notice to "at least three freeholders in the neighborhood." Violators fined not less than ten nor more than one hundred dollars. Prohibited fire-hunting with a gun.
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    1874-75 Ala. Laws 6
    (1875)
    Reduced tax rate to 0.75% of the value of any pistols, guns, dirks, and Bowie knives.
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    1876 Ala. Code 901
    (1876)
    Transfer/sale to minor restriction. Discharge on public road restriction.
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    1876 Ala. Code 882-83
    (1877)
    These sections make it illegal to carry certain concealed weapons without a valid reason (such as self-defense concerns or traveling). Concealing weapons like knives, pistols, firearms, or air guns can result in fines and up to six months of jail or hard labor. Carrying concealed weapons like brass knuckles or slung-shots carries similar but generally lighter penalties. However, possessing a disguised weapon like a rifle or shotgun cane is treated much more severely, with significantly higher fines and a mandatory prison sentence of at least two years.