HB 14 Summary

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

• Declares firearms, accessories, and ammunition manufactured in Alabama and remaining within state borders as exempt from federal regulation under the interstate commerce clause, provided they are stamped "Made in Alabama."

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

• Designates federal firearms taxes, registration, tracking, confiscation orders, and possession bans as infringements on Second Amendment rights, declaring such federal measures void within Alabama.

• Permits residents to file complaints with the Attorney General against political subdivisions that violate the prohibition on federal firearm enforcement, with courts authorized to withhold state grant funds from non-compliant entities.