Glockcarrier
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Does Alabama now allow open carry? I am referring to having a gun license. A couple reasons I ask is - for one, I did not see a petition to open carry for Alabama and the other reason is that I was down in the Rogersville area a few months ago visiting my daughter and her husband. On top of his (son-in-law) regular job, he is a reserve officer for an area (I believe) just East of Rogersville.
We got talking about gun carry, such as Indiana and it's provision for open OR concealed carry and he was somewhat shocked that we have open carry and he said when he is on duty and if he sees someone with a gun visibly on them, he said he draws his service pistol on them and disarms them etc. Obviously, he claims it is illegal to open carry (with license) in Alabama. Is it?
Assuming open carry is prohibited in AL, I think his mentioned response is nonsensical. I'll try to explain my thinking. Let's assume he is right. Why in the world would he be okay with someone (let's say a traffic stop) having a gun he does not see, and therefore does not know about, versus a person with one he can see. Makes no sense to me.
I am sure I don't need to explain it any more in detail and all the hypothetical circumstances, as I am sure I am preaching to the choir. I did not want to insult him, especially since it was only the second time I had ever seen him since he married my daughter. BUT, my thoughts were along the lines that he will likely change his viewpoint when he gets older and more Leo time under his belt.
Has AL changed its carry options? Can you carry concealed or open - your choice?
We got talking about gun carry, such as Indiana and it's provision for open OR concealed carry and he was somewhat shocked that we have open carry and he said when he is on duty and if he sees someone with a gun visibly on them, he said he draws his service pistol on them and disarms them etc. Obviously, he claims it is illegal to open carry (with license) in Alabama. Is it?
Assuming open carry is prohibited in AL, I think his mentioned response is nonsensical. I'll try to explain my thinking. Let's assume he is right. Why in the world would he be okay with someone (let's say a traffic stop) having a gun he does not see, and therefore does not know about, versus a person with one he can see. Makes no sense to me.
I am sure I don't need to explain it any more in detail and all the hypothetical circumstances, as I am sure I am preaching to the choir. I did not want to insult him, especially since it was only the second time I had ever seen him since he married my daughter. BUT, my thoughts were along the lines that he will likely change his viewpoint when he gets older and more Leo time under his belt.
Has AL changed its carry options? Can you carry concealed or open - your choice?