Carrying a firearm in Alabama

What state law requires, and what federal law adds on top of it. Every fact below shows where it came from and how far we have verified it.

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Permit required to carry concealed
No — Alabama allows permitless carry from age 19.
Where permitless carry is narrower than a permit
  • Holders of any state permit may carry at 18; permitless requires 19.
Duty to inform law enforcement
Not yet established for this state.
Permits Alabama recognises
We have not yet ingested Alabama's published recognition list. That is a gap in our data, not a statement that it recognises nothing.
Restricted areas mapped in this state
  • Federal school zones (1,000 ft)1,807
  • Corps of Engineers areas113
  • Military installations30
  • Tribal areas9

The federal layer applies regardless

Federal law bars possession within 1,000 ft of a school, and the exemption requires a licence issued by the state the school sits in — a permit Alabama merely honours through reciprocity does not satisfy it. Carrying permitlessly satisfies it even less, because there is no licence at all. This is the trap that catches travellers who correctly concluded their permit was good here.

18 U.S.C. § 922(q)(2)

Sources and how far we have verified them