Alabama Carry Laws

Prohibited Places - Where You Cannot Carry

Alabama: A 'no firearms' sign on ordinary private property is not itself a firearms crime for permit holders (refusing to leave is trespass), but permitless pistol carriers need the owner's consent on another's private property (13A-11-52), and enumerated places under 13A-11-61.2 are a Class C misdemeanor.

PROHIBITED PLACES - WHERE YOU CANNOT CARRY
Alabama

Alabama: A 'no firearms' sign on ordinary private property is not itself a firearms crime for permit holders (refusing to leave is trespass), but permitless pistol carriers need the owner's consent on another's private property (13A-11-52), and enumerated places under 13A-11-61.2 are a Class C misdemeanor.

Authority: Alabama Law Enforcement Agency - Gun Laws.

Constitutional Carry - No Permit Required

Alabama allows permitless concealed and open carry for adults 19 and older who may legally possess a handgun (Act 2022-133, effective January 1, 2023); sheriff-issued carry permits remain available and are worth holding for out-of-state reciprocity.

CONSTITUTIONAL CARRY - NO PERMIT REQUIRED
Alabama

Alabama allows permitless concealed and open carry for adults 19 and older who may legally possess a handgun (Act 2022-133, effective January 1, 2023); sheriff-issued carry permits remain available and are worth holding for out-of-state reciprocity.

Authority: Act 2022-133 (Ala. 2022, HB 272), eff. Jan. 1, 2023, repealing Ala. Code § 13A-11-73 (permit-to-carry requirement); Ala. Code § 13A-11-72(b) (minor pistol possession ban) with Ala. Code § 26-1-1 (age of majority 19); Ala. Code § 13A-11-75 (shall-issue permits, 19+, retained).

Duty to Inform - Only If Asked

Alabama: No duty to volunteer you are carrying. No duty to volunteer, must answer truthfully if asked

DUTY TO INFORM LAW ENFORCEMENT
ALABAMA REQUIREMENT
Type: Only if asked
No duty to volunteer, must answer truthfully if asked
CONSEQUENCES OF NON-COMPLIANCE
Lying to an officer about carrying is a crime. If asked, always answer truthfully.

No Magazine Capacity Limit

Alabama has no state-level magazine capacity restrictions. Standard and extended magazines are legal.

MAGAZINE CAPACITY RESTRICTIONS
ALABAMA LAW
No state restrictions on magazine capacity.
FEDERAL FACILITIES
Note: Some federal facilities may have their own restrictions regardless of state law.

No Red Flag Law

Alabama: No red flag (ERPO) law is in effect as of February 2026.

RED FLAG / EXTREME RISK LAW
Alabama

Alabama: No red flag (ERPO) law is in effect as of February 2026.

Authority: no extreme-risk (ERPO) statute in the state code as of February 2026; Johns Hopkins National ERPO Resource Center state tracker.

No-Carry Signs - Not Criminal to Ignore

In Alabama a 'no firearms' sign has no independent criminal force at premises open to the public: liability arises only as criminal trespass (Ala. Code §§ 13A-7-2/-3/-4) after you defy a lawful order to leave or not enter that is personally communicated by the owner or an authorized person; on unimproved and apparently unused land, conspicuous posting alone can supply the trespass notice (§ 13A-7-1).

"NO FIREARMS" SIGN LAW
ALABAMA

In Alabama a 'no firearms' sign has no independent criminal force at premises open to the public: liability arises only as criminal trespass (Ala. Code §§ 13A-7-2/-3/-4) after you defy a lawful order to leave or not enter that is personally communicated by the owner or an authorized person; on unimproved and apparently unused land, conspicuous posting alone can supply the trespass notice (§ 13A-7-1).

Authority: Ala. Code § 13A-7-1 (definition of 'enters or remains unlawfully'), operative through criminal trespass §§ 13A-7-2 to 13A-7-4.

Stand Your Ground - No Duty to Retreat

Alabama: Stand Your Ground state. No duty to retreat before using force in self-defense anywhere you have a legal right to be.

SELF-DEFENSE LAWS
ALABAMA LAW
Stand Your Ground: YES
Castle Doctrine: YES
Stand Your Ground. No duty to retreat anywhere you have a legal right to be.
WHAT THIS MEANS

Vehicle Carry - Loaded Firearms Allowed

Alabama: Constitutional carry state; loaded vehicle carry allowed without a permit, but if an officer asks whether you are armed you must immediately inform them (Ala. Code § 13A-11-95).

VEHICLE CARRY - LOADED FIREARMS ALLOWED
Alabama

Alabama: Constitutional carry state; loaded vehicle carry allowed without a permit, but if an officer asks whether you are armed you must immediately inform them (Ala. Code § 13A-11-95).

Authority: Code of Alabama - Ala. Code 13A-11-73 (Alabama Legislature).