Alaska Concealed Carry Reciprocity Map & Gun Laws

No.

Shall issue.

No.

Yes.

Yes, Byrna's are legal for purchase and possession by individuals aged 18 or older and carried openly or concealed. Byrna guns are not classified as firearms under Alaska law. However, misuse or use during criminal acts may result in legal charges.

Byrna products cannot be shipped directly to consumers in Alaska due to shipping restrictions but may be purchased through authorized local dealers.

Alaska statutes don't specifically address firearms at hotels. Please note that each hotel develops their own policies and the individual hotel should be contacted to inquire about it's concealed carry policy. See the Handguns at Hotels page for additional information.

Yes.

The state, a municipality or a person may not adopt or enforce a law, ordinance, policy or rule that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm while that individual is within a motor vehicle. Nor prohibit an individual from storing a firearm that is locked in the individual's motor vehicle while the motor vehicle is otherwise legally parked in or on state or municipal property or another person's property. This section applies only to possession of a firearm by an individual who may legally possess a firearm under state and federal law.

An employer or its agent may, however, prohibit firearms possession in the following areas:

(1) Within a “restricted access area” (an area beyond a secure point where visitors are screened that does not include common areas of ingress and egress open to the general public);

(2) Within a vehicle owned, leased or rented by the employer or its agent; or

(3) In a parking lot owned or controlled by the employer within 300 feet of the secured restricted access area.

[Alaska Stat. § 18.65.800(a)]

Technically, there is only 1 federally recognized indian reservation in Alaska. However, there are 229 federally recognized tribes. Alaska is different from the lower 48 states in that they do not have a traditional reservation land base. 

Instead of reservations, ANCSA established:

• 12 Alaska Native regional corporations
• 174 Alaska Native village corporations

These corporations collectively manage about 44 million acres of land for the benefit of Alaska Native shareholders.

It is generally illegal to carry a concealed firearm on all of Alaska's native lands. Explicit written permission is recommended before traveling to any federally recognized tribal land in Alaska. 

No.

Yes. The state has preemption, so the authority to regulate firearms is reserved to the state, and, except as specifically provided by statute, a municipality may not enact or enforce an ordinance regulating the possession, ownership, sale, transfer, use, carrying, transportation, licensing, taxation or registration of firearms. Municipalities may enact and enforce ordinances that, in part, restrict the discharge of firearms, prohibit firearms in restricted access areas or municipal government buildings.

[Alaska Stat. § 29.35.145(a)]

Yes.You have a duty to inform a police officer that you're carrying a concealed firearm in Alaska.

[Alaska Stat. § 11.61.220]

Yes. A permittee may not possess a concealed handgun anywhere a person is prohibited from possessing a handgun under state or federal law. In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a person who violates this section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.

[Ala. Stat. § 18.65.755] [13 Ala. Admin. Code § 30.110(b)]

No. Alaska does not have a red flag law.

16 years old. 

(a) A person commits the crime of misconduct involving weapons in the fifth degree if the person;

(3) being an unemancipated minor under 16 years of age, possesses a firearm, switchblade or gravity knife without the consent of a parent or guardian of the minor.

[AS 11.61.220]

No.

Yes. Permitless carry is allowed in Alaska for anyone legally entitled to carry a firearm. However, it is prohibited for any person from knowingly carrying a concealed weapon in the residence of another without his or her permission.

No.

An applicant must:

• Be at least 21 years of age;
• Be eligible to own or possess a handgun under state and federal law;
• Have been a resident of Alaska for the preceding 90 days;
• Not have been convicted of 2 or more class A misdemeanors (or similar laws in another jurisdiction) within the preceding 6 years;
• Not currently be in, nor in the preceding 3 years been ordered by a court to complete, an alcohol or substance abuse treatment program; 
• Not suffer a physical infirmity that prevents the safe handling of a handgun;
• Have successfully completed a handgun training course within the last 12 months or be an honorably retired peace officer that can provide specific documentation; and
• Meet federal law requirements.

*Consult with an attorney if you have any questions about your eligibility. If you don’t have an attorney, you can find one by contacting the State Bar of Alaska.

New permit $88.25

Renewals made during the 90 days before the permit expiration $25.00

Renewals made up to 60 days after expiration $50.00

30 days

An Address Change form is recommended for use to change an address. Notification of address change can also be by letter or email. Delivery to the Permits and Licensing Unit may be by email, letter, fax or personal delivery. There is no fee for change of address.

A change of name or other information that will require a new permit to be issued, such as through marriage or a court decree, must be reported to the Department of Public Safety within 30 days of the change. A copy of the document that caused the change and a written request must be faxed, mailed or delivered to the Department of Public Safety. The fee to change data that requires a new permit be printed is $25.00. The old permit does not have to be returned.

A lost, stolen or damaged permit that is still within its valid period may be replaced by completing the replacement request form and submitting the form, payment of fees and a new photograph. Even if the form is filled out online, it must still be printed out for an original signature and submitted in hard copy. The form must be submitted in person to an office of the Department of Public Safety or to a municipal police agency that is authorized to accept the forms and verify the holder’s identification. There is a $25 fee for the replacement permit.

• Carry in bars/restaurants that serve alcohol? Concealed carry is allowed in restaurants, unless posted and provided you consume no alcohol. However, it is not allowed in bars.
• Carry in my vehicle without a permit/license? Yes.
• Carry in roadside rest areas? Yes.
• Carry in state/national parks, state/national forests and WMAs? Yes.
• Carry in places of worship? There is no state statute prohibiting concealed carry in places of worship. However, since places of worship are private property, they may post signs prohibiting firearms.

Yes, provided the firearm is legal, there is no prohibition against carrying a concealed weapon for anyone that is at least 21 years old who is legally allowed to possess a firearm, The handgun must be for self defense only and not as a legal means of harvest.

There is no known statute in Alaska making it illegal to wear a COVID mask while carrying concealed.

Yes, for self defense only and not as a legal means of harvest.