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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.

  • Legal sources: statutes and session laws, administrative code, attorney general opinions, appellate decisions, and select municipal ordinances.
  • Historical materials: newspapers, photographs, maps, catalogs, company records, and oral histories tied to Alabama people and places.
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    2026-10-01 Attribution Test #4
    (2026-10-01)
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    Alabama TEST submission
    (2026)
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    1892 Ala. Laws 292
    (1892)
    Approved the town of Demopolis to require licensing but also placed a maximum license fee of one hundred dollars on dealers of pistols, pistol cartridges, bowie knives, dirk knives. Gun shops, or gun repair shops capped at five dollars.
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    1898 Ala. Laws 190
    (1898)
    Placed a one hundred dollar tax on dealers of pistols, Bowie knives, or dirk knives of one hundred dollars. Also taxed dealers of pistol and rifle cartridges at ten dollars.
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    1899 Ala. Laws 154
    (1899)
    Prohibited the discharge of any gun, pistol, or other firearm on a passenger train. Also prohibited reckless handling of any firearm or other weapon in the presence of other people on trains. Violators fined not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not exceeding twelve months, or both at discretion of the court.
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    1892 Ala. Laws 183
    (1892)
    Imposed $300 occupational tax on dealers of pistols, pistol cartridges, Bowie knives, and dirk knives, and clarified that cartridges that can be used in a pistol shall be deemed pistol cartridges.
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    1890 Ala. Laws 1317
    (1890)
    Approved the town of Decatur to require licensing but also placed a maximum license fee of one hundred dollars on dealers of pistols, pistol cartridges, bowie knives, dirk knives.Gun shops, or gun repair shops capped at ten dollars.
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    1936 Ala. Laws 51-54
    (1936)
    The Uniform Firearms Act of 1936 established a comprehensive regulatory framework for the possession, sale, and carriage of pistols (defined as firearms with barrels under twelve inches) to aid in the suppression of "crimes of violence." The Act mandates that individuals must obtain a license from local authorities to carry a pistol—excepting law enforcement, military personnel, and certain merchants—and strictly prohibits possession by those previously convicted of violent crimes. It regulates commercial transactions by requiring retail licenses, a 48-hour waiting period for deliveries, and detailed record-keeping for every sale, while also forbidding the transfer of weapons to minors, drug addicts, or those of "unsound mind." Furthermore, the law increases penalties for crimes committed while armed, prohibits the alteration of identification marks, and sets a uniform fine of up to $500 or one year of imprisonment for any violations of its provisions.
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    1894 Ala. Laws 616
    (1894)
    Approved the town of Columbia to require licensing but also placed a maximum license fee of one hundred dollars on dealers of pistols, pistol cartridges, bowie knives, dirk knives. Gun shops, or gun repair shops capped at five dollars.
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    1909 Ala. Laws 258
    (1909)
    This Alabama legislative act establishes a general prohibition against carrying a concealed pistol or carrying any pistol on property not owned or controlled by the individual. While it provides exemptions for specific law enforcement and federal officials, it mandates penalties ranging from fines to imprisonment or hard labor for violators. Notably, the act allows defendants to present evidence of a "good reason" to fear an attack as a potential justification or means to reduce the fine, though the burden of proof for such an excuse rests entirely on the defendant during trial.
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    1894-95 Ala. Laws 1081
    (1895)
    Authorized the mayor and aldermen of Tuskaloosa to collect an annual tax and license, regulate, restrain, or prohibit dealers in pistols, pistol cartridges, Bowie knives, dirk knives, gun shops, or gun repair shops.
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    1907 Ala. Laws 80
    (1907)
    Prohibited the selling or bartering any pistol of less than twenty-four inches in length of barrel or any brass knucks, metallic knucks, dirks, slungshot, Bowie knives, or knife of like kind. Violators fined not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars, and perhaps also sentenced to hard labor not less than one nor more than three months. Likewise, prohibited possession of these weapons off of one's property.
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    The Code of City of Birmingham, Alabama 662 (1917)
    (1917)
    Prohibited carrying firearms and throwing stones (or other missiles) in any public parks.
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    1898-99 Ala. Laws 1046
    (1899)
    Granted the town the authority to regulate, tax, and license dealers in Pistols, pistol cartridges, Bowie knives, and dirk knives. Licenses shall not exceed fifty dollars.
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    1897 Ala. Code 171
    (1897)
    Prohibited presenting any gun, pistol, or other firearm at another person. Footnote states the law not intended to violate one's constitutional right to self-defense.