President Donald Trump greets newly-appointed Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey before signing the Education Federalism Executive Order in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on April 26, 2017. AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File You don't need a permit to carry guns in half of US states. Alabama's permitless carry law went into effect with the start of the new year. Over the past two decades, gun control laws have weakened at the state and federal levels. With the start of the new year, it became significantly easier for Alabamians to legally carry guns. The state passed a law last year allowing...