SB 43 Summary

• Exempts firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition manufactured and retained within Alabama's borders from federal regulation under the Commerce Clause, citing the Tenth Amendment.

• Applies only to items manufactured in Alabama from basic materials without significant imported parts, with generic parts like springs and screws exempted from the definition of regulated items.

• Excludes from the act: firearms that cannot be carried by one person, firearms with bore diameter greater than 1.5 inches using smokeless powder, explosive ammunition, and firearms discharging multiple projectiles with one trigger activation.

• Requires all firearms manufactured or sold under this act to have "Made in Alabama" clearly stamped on a central metallic part such as the receiver or frame.

• Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval, applying to items manufactured on or after October 1, 2013.