Alabama banning guns from rest stops

[Jerchap2]

I expect the Alamaba legislature to reign in the state DOT, but for now, firearms appear to be prohibited at rest areas along Alabama highways:
ALERT: Do NOT Stop at Rest Areas in This State If You?re Carrying a Gun? You Could Be Arrested

 

[Alamo]

The Alabama legislature could save some on the next budget by disestablishing the ALDOT, since apparently all the big problems they were tasked with, like chuckholes and bridge maintenance and such have apparently been solved and they don't have anything else to do....

 

[Bennettjh]

The Alabama legislature could save some on the next budget by disestablishing the ALDOT, since apparently all the big problems they were tasked with, like chuckholes and bridge maintenance and such have apparently been solved and they don't have anything else to do....

I would imagine banning guns at rest stops is easier than doing asphalt and bridge work.

 

[Jerchap2]

It goes to show that even in pro-gun states, there are those who will do whatever they can to infringe on 2A rights.

 

[Tactically Fat]

Are they legally allowed to do that in AL?

 

[mrjarrell]

So, stop at one of the thousands of gas stations or restaurants in the state to pee. Buy a candy bar or some gas while you're there. They'll be grateful for the business. There are only 8 rest areas in the state. Easy to bypass.

 

[foszoe]

So, stop at one of the thousands of gas stations or restaurants in the state to pee. Buy a candy bar or some gas while you're there. They'll be grateful for the business. There are only 8 rest areas in the state. Easy to bypass.

But I want my free souvenir map

 

[BearFodder]

Not good in my opinion. The only person I ever knew that was murdered was killed at a rest stop. Rev. William H. Radcliffe

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

In claiming this power, ALDOT has written its own administrative rule 450-3-1-.08(3), which read in part, “No person other than a duly authorized law enforcement officer shall enter any Alabama Department of Transportation building with a firearm … ”

Whenever you see some bureaucrat trot one of these tired canards out in the name of safety they need to be reminded:

They don't work.

 

[Que]

Alabama will NEVER see a dime of my money! I will now boycott that state until this changes!

 

[Maximinus Thrax]

So, stop at one of the thousands of gas stations or restaurants in the state to pee. Buy a candy bar or some gas while you're there. They'll be grateful for the business. There are only 8 rest areas in the state. Easy to bypass.

simple solution

not that I've stopped at a rest stop in years anyway. Any stop I make on a road trip at my age must serve multiple purposes. Fuel, facilities, and food all in one. Rest stops aren't even a consideration.

 

[churchmouse]

The facility's at most rest stops are not very pleasant. I try and avoid the hassles and......well.....the weirdo's that congregate at them

 

[singlesix]

Alabama will NEVER see a dime of my money! I will now boycott that state until this changes!

Spent 8 weeks in bama, you are not missing much.

 

[pathfinder317]

Was just passing through there a couple months ago, the rest area I stopped at had a huge concrete block that had the second amendment printed out on it, guess that will be removed too.

 

[AA&E]

So, stop at one of the thousands of gas stations or restaurants in the state to pee. Buy a candy bar or some gas while you're there. They'll be grateful for the business. There are only 8 rest areas in the state. Easy to bypass.

True, but I have always been fond of the welcome center on southbound I65 when you enter from Tennessee. The rocket ship always gets my kids wound up. Just what I need in the middle of a 10 hour trip, eh? We have stopped there every trip for the past 20+ years. So sad we could be considered criminals for doing so in the future.

 

[churchmouse]

True, but I have always been fond of the welcome center on southbound I65 when you enter from Tennessee. The rocket ship always gets my kids wound up. Just what I need in the middle of a 10 hour trip, eh? We have stopped there every trip for the past 20+ years. So sad we could be considered criminals for doing so in the future.

I know that place.

 

[calcot7]

It goes to show that even in pro-gun states, there are those who will do whatever they can to infringe on 2A rights.

And create new target rich environments at the same time! They should be ashamed of themselves but we all know that they are proud of it.

 

[sidewinder27]

True, but I have always been fond of the welcome center on southbound I65 when you enter from Tennessee. The rocket ship always gets my kids wound up. Just what I need in the middle of a 10 hour trip, eh? We have stopped there every trip for the past 20+ years. So sad we could be considered criminals for doing so in the future.

When I drove a semi that was always my cat-nap stop.

 

[sidewinder27]

It sounds like Alabama Attorney General is looking into this. Apparently Alabama has a preemption law.

Contest Entry: Despite Preemption Law, AL Dept of Transportation Bans Firearms From Rest Stops - The Truth About Guns

 

[KG1]

Hmmm...I must've missed all the media reports of gun play in Alabama rest stops that prompted this action.