AL HB103

Parents or legal guardians must store firearms in their possession or control in a manner that reasonably secures them from unauthorized or unlawful access by minors, including using trigger locks, locked boxes, gun safes, or biometric locks.

A parent or legal guardian is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor if a minor gains access to a firearm and unlawfully possesses it on public school premises as a proximate result of the parent or guardian's failure to reasonably secure the firearm.

"Minor" is defined as an individual 18 years of age or younger, and "public school" includes grades K-12 and public school buses.

The law does not apply to minors in lawful possession of firearms pursuant to Section 13A-11-72 (f) or (g) of the Alabama Code or to minors possessing firearms stored in motor vehicles parked at public school parking areas.

The act becomes effective on October 1, 2025.