Alabama gun laws:

Handguns

Permit to purchase handgun? No

Registration of handguns? No

Licensing of owners of handguns? No

Permit to carry handguns? Yes

Purchase:
It is unlawful to sell, give, lend or deliver a handgun to any person under 18, or to a person whom the seller has reasonable cause to believe has been convicted of a crime of violence, is a drug addict, a habitual drunkard, or of unsound mind.

Possession:
No state permit is required to possess a rifle, shotgun, or handgun.

Law enforcement authorities have advised that minors cannot carry or possess a handgun.

It is unlawful for any person to have in his possession, or on his person, or in any vehicle any firearm while participating in or attending any demonstration being held at a public place, or within 1,000 feet of a demonstration after being warned by a police officer.

It is unlawful to possess, sell, or use a short-barreled rifle or short-barreled shotgun.

Carrying:
It is unlawful to carry a concealed pistol, firearm, or airgun without a permit.

It is unlawful to carry a rifle or shotgun walking cane.

No person shall carry a pistol in any vehicle or concealed on or about his person, except on his land, in his own home or fixed place of business, without a license.

Exempt from this prohibition are law enforcement officers, common carriers, and persons carrying unloaded handguns in a secure wrapper from a place of purchase to one’s home or business, or to or from a place of repair, or in moving from one home or business to another.