HB13 Summary

• Prohibits state and local officials from implementing, administering, or enforcing federal laws regulating firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories effective after January 1, 2022, with criminal penalties of $500-$5,000 for first violation and $1,000-$7,000 for subsequent violations.

• Exempts firearms manufactured in Alabama from basic materials, sold and retained within state borders from federal regulation if stamped "Made in Alabama" on a central metallic part, declaring them outside federal interstate commerce authority.

• Declares certain federal firearm regulations void within Alabama, including taxes, registration, tracking, confiscation orders, and possession restrictions that create a chilling effect on lawful ownership.

• Allows the Attorney General to defend state residents prosecuted by the federal government for manufacturing or possessing intrastate firearms and to seek federal court declaratory judgments on the bill's constitutionality.

• Requires the Attorney General to investigate complaints from residents that political subdivisions are enforcing federal firearm laws, with courts authorized to deny state grant funds to non-compliant political subdivisions.