Alabama law prohibits the possession or sale of brass or steel teflon-coated handgun ammunition or ammunition of like kind designed to penetrate bullet-proof vests. However, this prohibition does not apply to the possession or sale of teflon-coated lead or brass ammunition designed to expand upon contact.¹

Alabama does not:

• Require a license for the sale of ammunition;

• Require sellers of ammunition to maintain a record of the purchasers; or

• Prohibit persons who are ineligible to possess firearms under state law from possessing ammunition, although the federal ammunition purchaser prohibitions apply.

 See our Ammunition Regulation policy summary for a comprehensive discussion of this issue. 

1. Ala. Code § 13A-11-60.[↩]