State Gun Laws

A “crime of violence” means attempting or actually committing:

• murder;
• manslaughter, but not vehicular manslaughter;
• rape (1^st or 2^nd degree);
• “mayhem,” which usually involves seriously maiming, disfiguring, or disabling someone’s body part;¹
• assault with intent to kill, rob, or rape (“ravish”);²
• robbery;
• burglary;
• kidnapping (1^st or 2^nd degree); or
• any Class A or Class B felony that involves:
  
  • causing a serious physical injury;
  • making or selling illegal drugs (a “controlled substance”); or
  • committing a sexual offense with a child younger than 12.³

¹ See Cornell’s Legal Encyclopedia definition of “mayhem”; mayhem is no longer a separate crime in Alabama, but these acts could come under assault in the 1st degree.
² Assault with intent to kill, rob, or ravish is no longer a separate crime in Alabama, but these acts could come under assault in the 1st degree or attempted rape.
³ Ala. Code § 13A-11-70(3)