Alaska2026Passed Legislature
HB134
Alaska Child Access Prevention and Secure Storage of Firearms Act
Last scannedSep 14, 2026, 12:32 AM
In one sentence
This law creates a new crime for failing to secure firearms so children or prohibited people cannot reach them, while also updating rules about weapons in schools and vehicles.
What it does
- Creates the offense of misconduct involving weapons in the sixth degree for keeping an unsecured firearm where minors or prohibited persons can access it.
- Requires owners to secure firearms with a lock or locked container if they know, or should reasonably know, that children under 18 or prohibited people might reach them.
- Updates existing rules about possessing metal knuckles, switchblades, and gravity knives; selling these items to minors; and carrying weapons while impaired by drugs or alcohol.
- Defines specific exceptions for adults over 21 carrying unloaded firearms in rural areas near schools if the school board has elected to allow it.
- Sets the penalty for the new sixth-degree offense as a fine of up to $1,000.
Who it affects
- Firearm owners who keep guns on their property or premises.
- People under 18 years old and prohibited persons regarding access to firearms.
- Students and adults in preschools, elementary schools, junior highs, and secondary schools.
- Individuals possessing metal knuckles, switchblades, gravity knives, or defensive weapons.
Limits and unknowns
- The law only applies to offenses committed on or after its effective date, which is not listed in this text.
- Rural area exemptions for school zones depend on specific population numbers and road connections defined by state standards.
- This summary does not include the full list of penalties for existing fourth-degree weapon crimes.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Prohibited person
- A person who is not allowed to possess a firearm under federal law (18 U.S.C. 922(g)) or state law.
- Locked container
- A storage device approved by, or meeting specifications set by, the Department of Public Safety.
- Authorized person
- Someone given temporary permission to carry or control a firearm while in the presence of the owner.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
MISCONDUCT INVOLVING WEAPONS An Act relating to misconduct involving weapons in the fourth degree; and establishing the offense of misconduct involving weapons in the sixth degree.
Official activity
Bill history
- (H) COSPONSOR(S): GRAY1896
- (H) REFERRED TO STATE AFFAIRS462
- (H) STA, JUD462
- (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS462