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"It needs to be cleaned up," Mobile Sheriff and Police Chief on new pistol permit law
by Lisa Librenjak
"It needs to be cleaned up," Mobile sheriff and chief on new pistol permit law (WPMI)
MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) —

Alabama has a new pistol permit law that went into effect on Jan. 1 allowing certain Alabamians to carry a concealed gun without a permit.

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A couple of months before the change occurred, law enforcement agencies in the state were scrambling, working to get clarification on certain key points, saying there's a lot of contradicting information. One month into the new law, Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch and Mobile Police Chief Paul Prine said this law is kind of frustrating, to say the least. Due to the confusion, the two of them held a press conference to share key information that people need to know, along with some other things that they're still trying to figure out, hoping legislators make some changes.

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