Order online, pick up at a licensed dealer in Madison County. Huntsville is the Rocket City, a NASA, Army and defence-contractor town that has become the largest city in Alabama. Madison County dealers take transfers and Alabama adds no permit or wait.
Pick an FFL dealer near you that accepts shipped transfers and name it at checkout. We confirm their license and ship the firearm to them. Ammunition, optics and parts ship straight to your door where Alabama law allows.
Alabama has no purchase permit, no registration and no waiting period. The dealer runs the federal check when you complete ATF Form 4473 at pickup. Federal age limits apply: 21 for a handgun from a dealer, 18 for a long gun. Your Alabama dealer handles the transfer and charges their own fee.
Dealers in these communities all work for Huntsville-area buyers:
Alabama has allowed permitless concealed carry since January 2023 for adults who may lawfully possess a handgun. Courthouses, schools and posted property stay off limits. The pistol permit is still issued by the Madison County Sheriff and remains useful for reciprocity.
Alabama's gun deer season opens in late November and runs to February 10 in most of the state, with zones A to E adjusting a few dates and the rut-timed either-sex days. Feral hogs can be hunted year-round on private land. Centerfire rifles, shotguns, muzzleloaders and handguns are legal, and hunters report harvests through Game Check.
Madison County is Tennessee Valley farmland under the Cumberland Plateau's edge; deer season runs to February 10 and the Swan Creek range in Limestone County is fifteen minutes west.
Swan Creek's rifle and pistol range is the closest state facility, and the plateau hollows east of the city are full of deer.
These ranges are run by or officially listed by a state wildlife agency, a state forest or a national forest. Most ask for a hunting licence, a range permit or a small day fee, and hours change with the season, so check the agency page before you go.
Source: State wildlife agency, state forest and U.S. Forest Service public range listings, September 2026. Distances are approximate; call or check the agency site before you drive out.
Yes. Order here, name a licensed FFL dealer in Madison, Decatur, Athens, Huntsville or anywhere in Madison County, and we ship the firearm to them. You fill out ATF Form 4473 at their counter and they run the background check.
No. You complete ATF Form 4473 at your dealer and the federal check is run there; there is no waiting period.
Yes, since January 2023. The Madison County Sheriff still issues pistol permits for travel to other states.
Gun season runs from late November to February 10 in most zones. Check the current Alabama hunting digest for Madison County.
A .308, 6.5 Creedmoor or .243 in a bolt-action covers deer anywhere; check whether your state restricts rifles to straight-walled cartridges first.
Each dealer sets its own fee, commonly $20 to $75. Call before you order to confirm the price and that they accept firearms shipped from an online store.
General information, not legal advice. Rules current as of September 2026. See our buying guide and check with Madison County Sheriff (pistol permits) or a local attorney about your own situation.