Alabama gun carriers may soon be able to buy lifetime permits to carry concealed firearms.
The House of Representatives aprroved the bill with a 69-18 vote. Gov. Kay Ivey will decide whether or not to sign into law.
The bill would allow purchases for permits that would last for a year, five years or a lifetime, and it would create a registry of people prohibited from carrying firearms.
Previous efforts to abolish the permit requirement failed under opposition from law enforcement officials.