Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Bill HB51 Compare Versions

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55 By Representative Givan
66 RFD: Public Safety and Homeland Security
77 First Read: 04-Feb-25
88 PFD: 01-Oct-24
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1717 SYNOPSIS:
1818 Under existing law, an individual is prohibited
1919 from possessing certain types of firearms.
2020 This bill would prohibit an individual from
2121 possessing a bump stock in a Class 1 municipality.
2222 This bill would also provide a criminal penalty
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2424 A BILL
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2626 AN ACT
2727 Relating to Class 1 municipalities; to prohibit
2828 possession of bump stocks; and to provide criminal penalties
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3030 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
3131 Section 1. (a) For the purposes of this section, the
3232 term "bump stock" means any part, device, accessory, or
3333 combination thereof designed or intended to be attached to or
3434 installed on a firearm that, when installed on or attached to
3535 a firearm, harnesses the recoil energy from firing the firearm
3636 to generate a reciprocating action that causes the repeated
3737 activation of the firearm's trigger.
3838 (b) No person may possess, obtain, receive, sell, or
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6868 (b) No person may possess, obtain, receive, sell, or
6969 use a bump stock within a Class 1 municipality.
7070 (c) A violation of subsection (b) is a Class C felony.
7171 (d) This section does not apply to a state or local law
7272 enforcement officer while acting in an official capacity.
7373 Section 2. This act shall become effective on October
7474 1, 2025.
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