Not sure why anyone would need or want to do this on a regular basis, but it got me to thinking.
Came across a story about a guy from TX I think who walked into an auto parts place with an AK-47. Apparently he just had it with him to keep it from being stolen out of his open jeep while he was in the store.
I live in Alabama, so I started looking into the law here in an attempt to find out what the law actually says regarding this. I could find absolutely nothing that would prohibit me from openly carrying my rifle anywhere except the usually restricted places like public demonstrations, etc. In fact, the only reference I could find mentioned it's unlawful to carry a rifle or shotgun walking cane (no kidding), but nowhere could I find any law stating I could not openly carry a rifle. I even googled "rifle walking cane" and found pics from the 1800's showing a cane made to conceal (aha, there's a clue) a long gun. So as long as it's not concealed, it appears it's perfectly legal for me to walk around with a Winchester Model 94 (for example) in Alabama.
Have I missed something here?
Came across a story about a guy from TX I think who walked into an auto parts place with an AK-47. Apparently he just had it with him to keep it from being stolen out of his open jeep while he was in the store.
I live in Alabama, so I started looking into the law here in an attempt to find out what the law actually says regarding this. I could find absolutely nothing that would prohibit me from openly carrying my rifle anywhere except the usually restricted places like public demonstrations, etc. In fact, the only reference I could find mentioned it's unlawful to carry a rifle or shotgun walking cane (no kidding), but nowhere could I find any law stating I could not openly carry a rifle. I even googled "rifle walking cane" and found pics from the 1800's showing a cane made to conceal (aha, there's a clue) a long gun. So as long as it's not concealed, it appears it's perfectly legal for me to walk around with a Winchester Model 94 (for example) in Alabama.
Have I missed something here?