Alaska Passes Bill That Protects Gun Stores During Emergencies

Alaska Passes Bill That Protects Gun Stores During Emergencies
An AR-15 upper receiver is seen for sale at a gun store in California in April 2021. Bing Guan/File Photo/Reuters
Bill Pan
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Alaska’s Republican-led Legislature has approved legislation that would prohibit local and state officials from singling out firearm and ammunition retailers when shutting businesses during a declared emergency.

House Bill 61 states that firearm businesses can’t be forced to close, shorten their business hours, limit their sales, or hand over merchandise during a declared state of emergency unless the government equally does the same to all other businesses.

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