Short Barreled Rifles in Alabama
Currently, you can’t own them there even if you do the federal song and dance. A bill to change that is in the works and passed overwhelmingly:
A gun bill sponsored by Rep. Jeremy Oden (R-Eva) stirred a lengthy and vocal debate in the house of representatives Tuesday before passing by an 83-7 vote.
The measure, which seeks to repeal an Alabama law limiting the use of certain short-barreled firearms, sparked a heated two-hour discussion on the house floor, as a handful of representatives argued hard against passing a measure they said would take power away from law enforcement and put it in the wrong hands instead.
“I didn’t expect that kind of debate on it this early,” said Oden. “A lot of people in the anti-gun faction spoke up and tried to stall it.”
And props to NRA-ILA for running the story. Most folks think NRA tends to run from NFA issues. Good for them.
January 28th, 2010 at 2:03 pm
Oh yeah! Maybe I’ll finally be able to get that SBR I’ve been wanting.
January 28th, 2010 at 6:25 pm
The outcome was good but let’s be honest.
NFA was not an issue here; the issue was state law that was even more restrictive than the NFA.
If it had involved the NFA the NRA would have run from it.
January 28th, 2010 at 6:37 pm
More markets is always better!
Did Ithaca really re-introduce the Stakeout at SHOT? I haven’t seen anything about it anywhere but a mention of it as a rumor. More large manufacturers getting into NFA is a very good thing.
January 28th, 2010 at 8:11 pm
What’s it take to get your local dum dums to get something like this rolling? We have the same stupid no SBR/SBS laws in MI. I’d do the NFA song and dance in a MINUTE to build a 10.5 AR. Currently the only option is a pistol build.
January 28th, 2010 at 10:15 pm
The length of a man’s rifle or shotgun barrel is his own business. It’s none of his neighbor’s business, and it’s certainly none of his state government’s business. That our federal government thinks that it has to tax us, so that they can pay people to go around measuring our barrel lengths, is an idea whose time has come and gone.
January 29th, 2010 at 12:56 am
The reality is most lawmakers have no idea that SBRs, machine guns and suppressors are even legal. I guarantee the last thing you want is NRA or any other organization trying to make any serious changes to the NFA on Capitol Hill. Keep in mind the Senate (Republican controlled) voted (52-47-1) in 2004 to renew a ban on semi-automatic assault weapons which caused NRA to scuttle its lawsuit bill.
January 29th, 2010 at 7:37 pm
Jailer – as I recall the state NRA rep was heavily involved in getting Kansas opened up to NFA. I would normally suggest starting there, however, Michigan already has people working on getting your screwed-up situation worked out. And by people, I mean an informal collection of interested individuals and dealers. They did get your machinegun privileges restored, they’re working on the rest.
January 29th, 2010 at 8:36 pm
I had heard of Cox’s opinion on the machine gun issue, but this is the first I’ve heard of any work being done on the SBR/SBS issue. I can only hope they can come through.
Then again, there may be some hope for the pro gun crowd if Cox’s campaign for Governor pans out.