00                            HOUSE BILL NO. 504                                                                          
01 "An Act related to the possession of firearms in places where intoxicating liquor is sold                               
02 for consumption on the premises."                                                                                       
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  AS 11.61.220(a) is amended to read:                                                                  
05            (a)  A person commits the crime of misconduct involving weapons in the fifth                                 
06       degree if the person                                                                                              
07                 (1)  is 21 years of age or older and knowingly possesses a deadly                                       
08       weapon, other than an ordinary pocket knife or a defensive weapon,                                                
09                      (A)  that is concealed on the person, and, when contacted by a                                     
10            peace officer, the person fails to                                                                           
11                           (i)  immediately inform the peace officer of that                                             
12                 possession; or                                                                                          
13                           (ii)  allow the peace officer to secure the deadly weapon,                                    
14                 or fails to secure the weapon at the direction of the peace officer,                                    

01                 during the duration of the contact;                                                                     
02                      (B)  that is concealed on the person within the residence of                                       
03            another person unless the person has first obtained the express permission of                                
04            an adult residing there to bring a concealed deadly weapon within the                                        
05            residence;                                                                                                   
06                 (2)  knowingly possesses a loaded firearm on the person in any place                                    
07       where intoxicating liquor is sold for consumption on the premises;                                                
08                 (3)  being an unemancipated minor under 16 years of age, possesses a                                    
09       firearm without the consent of a parent or guardian of the minor;                                                 
10                 (4)  knowingly possesses a firearm                                                                      
11                      (A)  within the grounds of or on a parking lot immediately                                         
12            adjacent to a center, other than a private residence, licensed under AS 14.37,                               
13            AS 47.33, or AS 47.35 or recognized by the federal government for the care of                                
14            children;                                                                                                    
15                      (B)  within a                                                                                      
16                           (i)  courtroom or office of the Alaska Court System; or                                       
17                           (ii)  courthouse that is occupied only by the Alaska                                          
18                 Court System and other justice-related agencies; or                                                     
19                      (C)  within a domestic violence or sexual assault shelter that                                     
20            receives funding from the state;                                                                             
21                 (5)  possesses or transports a switchblade or a gravity knife; [OR]                                     
22                 (6)  is less than 21 years of age and knowingly possesses a deadly                                      
23       weapon, other than an ordinary pocket knife or a defensive weapon, that is concealed                              
24       on the person; or                                                                                             
25                 (7) knowingly possesses a firearm on the person in any place where                                  
26       intoxicating liquor is sold for consumption on the premises and the person                                    
27       consumes any amount of an intoxicating liquor at the premises.