An Alabama state lawmaker has introduced legislation that would create a statewide database for Alabamians with concealed carry permits.

The process that the state implements currently isn't secure enough, according to state Rep. Proncey Robertson (R). Currently, the application process for a concealed carry permit is overseen by each county's sheriff's office.

"When you go in there and you give them your personal information, addresses, Social Security numbers, date of birth, all this sort of stuff to put on that, it's sitting there in a very nonsecure location," Robertson told an Alabama Fox affiliate.

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The bill would also allow Alabama residents to be issued lifetime concealed carry permits.