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SB203

Alaska SB 203: Updating Prohibited Weapon Definitions

Last scannedSep 14, 2026, 12:32 AM

In one sentence

This bill changes Alaska law to add a device that converts handguns into automatic firearms as a prohibited weapon and removes the ban on short-barreled rifles, shotguns, or modified firearms from this specific definition.

Adds devices designed to convert a handgun into an automatic firearm to the list of prohibited weapons.
Removes rifles with barrels shorter than 16 inches from the 'prohibited weapon' definition in AS 11.61.200(h)(1).
Removes shotguns with barrels shorter than 18 inches from the 'prohibited weapon' definition in AS 11.61.200(h)(1).
Removes firearms made from modified rifles or shotguns that are less than 26 inches long from the 'prohibited weapon' definition.

People who possess devices designed to convert handguns into automatic firing guns.
People who own short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, or modified firearms that are no longer included in this specific 'prohibited weapon' definition.

The bill only changes how 'prohibited weapon' is defined in AS 11.61.200(h)(1) and does not list other laws that might still apply.
These new rules only apply to crimes committed on or after the date this law officially takes effect.

Plain language

Prohibited weapon: A type of explosive device, firearm part, or gun defined by state law as restricted under AS 11.61.200(h)(1).
Automatic firing: Shooting more than one shot without manual reloading using a single function of the trigger.

Official record

Validated

PROHIBITED WEAPONS/FIREARM CONVERT DEVICE An Act relating to the definition of 'prohibited weapon.'

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