Montgomery, AL – In what critics are calling “Minority Report meets gun control,” Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has signed Senate Bill 119 (SB119) into law—a sweeping new measure that expands the list of people prohibited from owning or carrying firearms and increases criminal penalties tied to gun possession.
Promoted as a public safety measure by Ivey, and Republican bill sponsor Senate Bill 119 (SB119) passed both chambers of the state legislature with strong support. But Second Amendment advocates and pro-gun organizations are sounding the alarm, warning that the law is a Trojan horse for future gun confiscation.
Key Changes Under SB119
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Expanded Prohibitions: Anyone convicted of a felony within the last five years, or three felonies at any point in their life, is now permanently banned from possessing a firearm.
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Pre-Conviction Penalties: A person charged—but not convicted—with a violent crime or domestic violence offense can now face a Class C felony if found with a firearm while out on bail. However, they must be convicted of the underlying charge before the gun possession charge can stick.
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Immigrants and Minors Targeted: The bill bans firearm possession by illegal aliens and minors without parental permission unless actively engaged in hunting, target practice, or military duties.
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Increased Penalties: Shooting into an occupied building is now a Class A felony, up from Class B.
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Mandatory Revocation of Probation/Parole: Anyone on probation or parole who is caught with a firearm will now face automatic revocation.
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Bail Restrictions: Courts can now deny bail for additional firearm-related charges.
Opposition from Gun Rights Leaders
Taylor Rhodes of BamaCarry and the National Association for Gun Rights slammed SB119:
“SB119 is a slap in the face to every peaceable gun owner in Alabama… They’ve turned routine firearm possession into a trapdoor felony for anyone who’s ever made a mistake or had a prosecutor with an axe to grind.”
James “Jim” Porter, former NRA president and an Alabama attorney, echoed concerns:
“Taking away a person’s constitutional rights due to allegations alone—without a conviction—will not pass constitutional muster.”
Critics say the bill gives unelected bureaucrats and politically motivated prosecutors the power to disarm Alabamians without due process, criminalizing basic firearm possession based on past mistakes or mere accusations.
Supporters Say It Targets Criminals
Governor Ivey hailed the law as a “Safe Alabama” measure, claiming it will help “get more bad guys off our streets.” Her office emphasized that the law is designed to reduce inner-city gun violence and strengthen the state’s parole and probation enforcement systems.
What’s Next?
Most provisions of SB119 take effect on October 1, 2025. However, sections tied to Alabama’s Aniah’s Law expansion require voter approval of a constitutional amendment.
As gun rights groups gear up for legal and political pushback, one thing is certain: the fight over SB119 is far from over. Gun owners and advocates across the state are preparing to challenge what they see as a dangerous precedent—one that punishes citizens not for what they’ve done, but for what the state fears they might do.
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lt is time for the 2nd Amen to be activated to restore itself.
Governor Ivey hailed the law as a “Safe Alabama” measure, claiming it will help “get more bad guys off our streets.” Her office emphasized that the law is designed to reduce inner-city gun violence and strengthen the state’s parole and probation enforcement systems.
here is a novel idea. how about no plea bargaining with criminals, locking and keeping criminals in prison, and bringing back the death penalty. i’m sure that some of those would help.
government is all about accumulating and wielding power over citizens. and that never works out well for the citizens, see history.
communists under guise of republicans ,whole rino state legislature, people need to take them out hot tar and feather them send them all to comifornia
The people have been diverted from a simple Constitutionally recognized right in to a shell game of this law, that law. The diversion worked, we lost.
Every time we discuss the validity of a weapons law, we sink deeper in to the quick sand.
HLB
The bail denial provision is the most readily challengeable part of that stupidity while we wait on the restoration of 2A rights to non-violent felons to wend its way through the courts and/or the Federal legislature.
Ivey is a galvanized Republican.
So, in short, if you’re “convicted” of “thought crime” no #2A for you?