From a summary of Alabama SB286


EXPLANATION:
It shall be a rebuttable presumption that the mere carrying of a visible pistol, holstered or secured, in a public place, in and of itself, is not a violation of the Disorderly Conduct Law. A person cannot be charged with Disorderly Conduct for the Possession of A Firearm that is Openly Carried in a holster.

A person may not display or brandish a pistol in his or her hand in a public place or inside a private business. A person violates 13A-11-7(a)(1) of the Disorderly Conduct statute if he possess a loaded or unloaded pistol in a public place or private business. A person must have the pistol holstered or secured to be within the confinements of the law. A pistol is not secured in a person's hand. A person forfeits their defense if their pistol is not holstered or secured.

Furthermore, a person may also be charged under Section 13A-6-23 with the Crime of Menacing if the person's actions are placing a another person in fear of imminent serious physical injury.