Montgomery Police Chief Renewed Call to Close Permitless Carry Loophole as Felony Arrests Rose

MONTGOMERY — Montgomery Police Chief James Graboys used his monthly media briefing this week to outline recent enforcement efforts and renew his push to change Alabama’s permitless carry law, which he argued continued to limit officers’ ability to identify people prohibited from possessing firearms.

Graboys reported that MPD had filed 116 felony charges so far this month, resulting in 59 arrests, including nine suspects facing multiple charges. He also announced that investigators had taken six homicide suspects into custody in recent weeks, underscoring progress in several violent crime cases.

“Each case closed,” Graboys said. “These numbers were not just statistics. They represented our proactive efforts to maintain order and ensure public safety.”…

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