00 HOUSE BILL NO. 199 01 "An Act relating to misconduct involving weapons; and relating to the regulation of 02 firearms." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04  * Section 1. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section 05 to read: 06 SHORT TITLE. This Act may be known as the Gun Rights Restoration and Criminal 07 Safety Zone Elimination Act. 08  * Sec. 2. AS 11.61.220(a) is amended to read: 09 (a) A person commits the crime of misconduct involving weapons in the fifth 10 degree if the person 11 (1) is 21 years of age or older and knowingly possesses a deadly 12 weapon, other than an ordinary pocket knife or a defensive weapon, 13 (A) that is concealed on the person, and, when contacted by a 14 peace officer, the person fails to 01 (i) immediately inform the peace officer of that 02 possession; or 03 (ii) allow the peace officer to secure the deadly weapon, 04 or fails to secure the weapon at the direction of the peace officer, 05 during the duration of the contact; 06 (B) that is concealed on the person within the residence of 07 another person unless the person has first obtained the express permission of 08 an adult residing there to bring a concealed deadly weapon within the 09 residence; 10 (2) knowingly possesses a loaded firearm on the person in any place 11 where intoxicating liquor is sold for consumption on the premises; 12 (3) being an unemancipated minor under 16 years of age, possesses a 13 firearm, switchblade, or gravity knife without the consent of a parent or guardian of 14 the minor; 15 (4) knowingly possesses a firearm 16 (A) within the grounds of or on a parking lot immediately 17 adjacent to an entity, other than a private residence, licensed as a child care 18 facility under AS 47.32 or recognized by the federal government for the care of 19 children, except that a person 21 years of age or older may possess an unloaded 20 firearm in the trunk of a motor vehicle or encased in a closed container of a 21 motor vehicle; 22 (B) within a 23 (i) courtroom or office of the Alaska Court System; or 24 (ii) courthouse that is occupied only by the Alaska 25 Court System and other justice-related agencies; or 26 (C) within a domestic violence or sexual assault shelter that 27 receives funding from the state; 28 (5) [REPEALED] 29 (6) is less than 18 [21] years of age and knowingly possesses a deadly 30 weapon, other than an ordinary pocket knife or a defensive weapon, that is concealed 31 on the person. 01  * Sec. 3. AS 11.61.220(c) is amended to read: 02 (c) The provisions of (a)(4) [(a)(2) AND (4)] of this section do not apply to a 03 peace officer acting within the scope and authority of the officer's employment. 04  * Sec. 4. AS 11.61.220(f) is amended to read: 05 (f) For purposes of [(a)(2) AND] (e) of this section, a firearm is loaded if the 06 (1) firing chamber, magazine, clip, or cylinder of the firearm contains a 07 cartridge; and 08 (2) chamber, magazine, clip, or cylinder is installed in or on the 09 firearm. 10  * Sec. 5. AS 14.40 is amended by adding a new section to read: 11 Sec. 14.40.173. Regulation of firearms. (a) The Board of Regents may not 12 enact or enforce a policy regulating the possession, ownership, use, carrying, 13 registration, storage, or transportation of firearms. 14 (b) The Board of Regents, the University of Alaska, and any officers, 15 employees, or agents of the University of Alaska may not 16 (1) create a database or registry of persons who possess a firearm on 17 campus; 18 (2) require written permission before a person may possess a firearm 19 on campus; or 20 (3) adopt an implied consent policy regarding restricted possession of 21 concealed handguns. 22 (c) This section is not subject to judicial review. 23 (d) In this section, 24 (1) "concealed handgun" has the meaning given in AS 18.65.790; 25 (2) "firearms" includes firearms or other elements relating to firearms 26 or parts of a firearm, including ammunition and reloading components. 27  * Sec. 6. AS 44.99 is amended by adding a new section to article 1 to read: 28 Sec. 44.99.050. Limitation on regulation of firearms. (a) An institution that 29 receives state funding may not enact or enforce a policy regulating the possession, 30 ownership, use, carrying, registration, storage, or transportation of firearms. 31 (b) If an institution enacts a policy regulating the possession, ownership, use, 01 carrying, registration, storage, or transportation of firearms, the institution is not 02 eligible to receive state funding while the policy is in effect. 03 (c) This section does not apply to a courthouse, state or municipal correctional 04 facility, Alaska state trooper post or municipal police department, or a facility 05 providing psychiatric care to a prisoner committed to the custody of the commissioner 06 of corrections if the courthouse, facility, post, or department employs armed security 07 officers and screens for firearms possession as a person enters the building. 08 (d) This section is not subject to judicial review. 09 (e) In this section, 10 (1) "firearms" includes elements relating to firearms or parts of a 11 firearm, including ammunition and reloading components; 12 (2) "institution" means a person, other than an individual, organized 13 and operated for profit or for charitable purposes, or a government or governmental 14 subdivision, agency, or instrumentality. 15  * Sec. 7. AS 11.61.210(a)(7), 11.61.210(c), 11.61.220(a)(1), 11.61.220(a)(2), 16 11.61.220(a)(4)(A), 11.61.220(d), 11.61.220(g), 11.61.220(i); and AS 41.15.950(c) are 17 repealed. 18  * Sec. 8. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 19 read: 20 APPLICABILITY. AS 11.61.220(a), as amended by sec. 2 of this Act, 21 AS 11.61.220(c), as amended by sec. 3 of this Act, AS 11.61.220(f), as amended by sec. 4 of 22 this Act, and the repeals of AS 11.61.210(a)(7), 11.61.210(c), 11.61.220(a)(1), 23 11.61.220(a)(2), 11.61.220(a)(4)(A), 11.61.220(d), 11.61.220(g), 11.61.220(i), and 24 AS 41.15.950(c) by sec. 7 of this Act apply to offenses committed on or after the effective 25 date of this Act.