AL · constitutions
Ala. Const. art. I, § 26
Right to Bear Arms
(a) Every citizen has a fundamental right to bear arms in defense of himself or herself and the state. Any restriction on this right shall be subject to strict scrutiny.
(b) No citizen shall be compelled by any international treaty or international law to take an action that prohibits, limits, or otherwise interferes with his or her fundamental right to keep and bear arms in defense of himself or herself and the state, if such treaty or law, or its adoption, violates the United States Constitution.
History
(Amended by Act 2013-267, ratified December 1, 2014, as Amendment 888.)
Provenance
- Source
- alison.legislature.state.al.us
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
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- 2026-09-24
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