Senate Bill 119

This act amends Sections 13A-11-61, 13A-11-72, 15-13-3, 15-22-32, and 15-22-54, Code of Alabama 1975, to: (1) revise which individuals are prohibited from possessing a firearm, subject to criminal penalty, to include those convicted of a felony offense within the previous five years, those convicted of three or more felonies, those convicted of committing or attempting to commit certain violent crimes, those subject to protection orders for domestic abuse, and those of unsound mind; (2) provide an affirmative defense for individuals who have been pardoned; (3) expand who is considered a victim for purposes of a misdemeanor offense of domestic violence; (4) increase the penalty for shooting a weapon into a dwelling, building, or vehicle from a Class B felony to a Class A felony; (5) provide for the revocation of parole or probation for unlawful possession of a firearm; and (6) expand the list of offenses that would allow a judge to deny bail to include solicitation, attempt, or conspiracy to commit murder and shooting or discharging a weapon into an occupied dwelling, building, or vehicle. This act also adds Section 13A-11-72.2 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to: (1) prohibit certain individuals who are charged with committing or attempting to commit certain violent crimes and are released and awaiting trial from possessing a firearm; and (2) provide that a violation is a Class C felony, provided that an individual may not be convicted unless he or she is also convicted of the violent crime.