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Alabama is set to become the latest state to allow people to carry concealed guns without first undergoing a background check and getting a state permit. The new law takes effect Jan. 1.

Alabama will become the latest state to allow people to carry concealed handguns without first undergoing a background check and getting a state permit.

Alabama is set to become the latest state to allow people to carry concealed guns without first undergoing a background check and getting a state permit. The new law takes effect Jan. 1.

Alabama became the latest Republican-controlled state to pass "constitutional carry," a gun rights law that has law enforcement concerned.

A bill that would allow the carrying of concealed firearms without a permit is headed to a conference committee amid a dispute between House, Senate.

The Constitutional Carry bill is now in the hands of a conference committee, and the clock is ticking.

A bill that would allow the carrying of concealed firearms without a permit is headed to a conference committee amid a dispute between House, Senate.

Legislators in half a dozen states are considering measures to roll back requirements that gun owners obtain permits and training before carrying concealed weapons, as Republican politicians race to show their support for gun rights ahead of prima

A last minute amendment is raising concern among some supporters of the bill.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Senate approved legislation Thursday that would end the state's requirement for a person to get a permit to carry a concealed handgun in public. Senators voted 23-6 for the House-passed bill.