Do you need a permit to own a gun in Alabama?

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Probably the reporter asked "Did she have a permit for that gun?"
And the officer answered, "no, we don't require permits to own guns here."
And the only thing the reporter took away was "no, she didnt have a permit."
 
No permit needed to own or buy a firearm in Alabama, ( not talking about NFA firearms or course ).

The "Permit" they are talking about is the permit needed to carry a concealed handgun in public. Apparently this shooter did not have one.
 
It doesn't matter even if she could of had one, its illegal to have it on the university campus, and ofcourse illegal to shoot someone with it. I don't even get what is the big deal they are making about permits, when she already committed the ultimate crime with it. :uhoh:
 
Reporters, for whatever reason, tend to have less knowledge about firearms than just about any other segment of the population. Sometimes I wonder if it's intentional fud but then I come to the belief that most really are just that dumb.
 
Carry on Campus NOT Illegal in AL

If you have a license, you can carry a handgun on a college campus in Alabama. It is perfectly legal for me to carry at a Univ of Alabama or Auburn game with my TN Handgun Carry Permit. I may be asked to leave, but I am not breaking the law.
 
I've read several news reports of the incident, but haven't seen what firearm Bishop used ... this time. Any information on the firearm??

L.W.
 
At this point it really doesn't matter if she had a concealed carry permit. She apparently killed someone and wounded several others in the meeting.

Some reporters like to ask about the "permit" because it is used as a negative against concealed carry being legal and so forth.

Most free states don't require a permit to purchase a firearm. They do require a NICs check however when a gun is purchased from a FFL dealer.
 
Reporters, for whatever reason, tend to have less knowledge about firearms than just about any other segment of the population.
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Removing the words "about firearms" would make the statement more accurate.
 
"Police have previously said Bishop had no permit for the gun they believe she used in the shooting, and investigators said they didn't know where she got it. It's not clear if that was the same gun that her husband knew about."

http://www.rr.com/news/topic/article...efore_shooting

What permit are the police referring to?
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She would have had to have written permission to have the gun on the campus, which she apparently didn't have. The campus is a no gun zone, after all, dontcha' know!
 
One report I read was that the others in the room were spared because of the hand gun "Jamming".
 
Chronicle of Higher Ed article also reported that the shooter attempted to fire her 9mm twice with an audible click. Did she rack her slide twice to cock it when it was empty?
 
Chronicle of Higher Ed article also reported that the shooter attempted to fire her 9mm twice with an audible click. Did she rack her slide twice to cock it when it was empty?
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Probably was a double action and she was able to snap on either a bad shell twice (unlikely) or on an empty chamber twice (more likely). Any common 9mm DA autos out there with no slide hold open?

A DA revolver would definitely fit the bill though. There are a FEW in 9mm, or they might have gotten the round wrong in the news, but running in and hitting 6 people and then snapping a few more times definitely sounds like a DA revolver.
 
"...Ms. Bishop stepped away from her grasp. While still on the floor, Ms. Moriarity managed to crawl partially out into the hallway. Ms. Bishop, who continued shooting the entire time, then turned her attention to Ms. Moriarity, placing two hands on the gun and pointing it at her. Ms. Bishop's expression was angry—"intense eyes, a set jaw," Ms. Moriarity recalled...."

From Chronicle of Higher Education interview.

With Ms. Moriarity looking up at her, Ms. Bishop pulled the trigger twice. The gun clicked, apparently out of bullets.
 
Reporters in general are like lawyers. They learn just enough about a given situation to sound knowledgeable, but it will all be lost when the next story turns up. The knowledge, even when it is there, is shallow and confused, certainly nothing to depend on. Next week the reporter might do a seemingly knowledgeable piece about dentistry or global warming or pickup trucks or power plants. There will be plenty of mistakes, errors and deliberate lies, but only experts in those fields will know.

Jim
 
This could just be a sematics issue. Here in AL a CCW license is called a Pistol License which I've often heard called a Pistol Permit. As all states don't use the same terminology, this could confuse the issue.

Robert
 
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