Background checks now required for all firearm purchases in Alabama
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The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) has removed the exception to the Brady Act gun dealers have been able to sell under.

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Last month individuals could purchase firearms in Alabama simply by showing a current concealed carry permit issued by a sheriff according to The Sure Shot owner Woody Baird, but that is no longer the case.

Baird said the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) has removed the exception to the Brady Act gun dealers have been able to sell under.

Cliff Williams is a staff writer for Tallapoosa Publishers.