Alaska Concealed Carry Reciprocity Map & Gun Laws

Yes, without a permit for any person who is legally allowed to possess a firearm. The minimum age to open carry is 21. 

No.

Yes. There is no statute prohibiting the purchase or use of pepper spray in Alaska.

21.

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)]

No.

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

[Alaska Stat. § 11.61.220]

No consumption allowed.

[Alaska Stat. § 11.61.220(d)(1)(C)]

As a responsibly armed American, regardless of the laws in your state, it is unwise to carry while under the influence of any substance that could impair your judgement, slow your reaction times or impact your decision-making abilities. Any decision you make while carrying a firearm could have life-altering consequences.

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)]

No. Private firearms transfers are not subject to a background check requirement, although federal and state purchaser prohibitions, including age restrictions, still apply. It is recommended that you retain any sales receipts to prove ownership of the gun.

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.

Alaska doesn't issue permits to non-residents.

Moving to Alaska and interested in applying for a resident permit? How soon can you apply?Alaska issues permits to residents only. In order to apply for your permit, you must be an Alaska resident and have lived in the state for more than 90 days.

Moving from Alaska and have an Alaska resident permit? Does that permit transfer to your new state? Is there a grace period during which your Alaska permit remains valid?If a person with an Alaska concealed handgun permit establishes residency in another state, the pistol permit expires upon the establishment of residence in the other state.

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.

Link to application

• In or around any public or private K-12 school or on a school bus without the knowledge and consent of the school's administrator (weapons may be unloaded and locked in the trunk of a car or secured in a locked container);

[Alaska Stat. § 11.61.210(a)]

• In or around a child care facility (weapons may be unloaded and locked in the trunk of a car or secured in a locked container);
• In someone else's home without his or her specific knowledge and permission;
• In any place where intoxicating liquor is sold for on-site consumption (except a restaurant, provided the person does not consume alcoholic beverages);
• In a courthouse, court room or office of the court system or justice-related agencies;
• In correctional institutions;
• In domestic violence or sexual assault shelters;

[Alaska Stat. § 11.61.220]

• Places such as hospitals, universities, gymnasiums or private property (they may restrict or deny concealed carry on their premises); and
• Any place where the carrying of firearms is prohibited by federal law or state law or regulation.

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

The state of Alaska does not forbid the ownership of any type of knife. Anyone over the age of 21 can carry a concealed knife, but the carrier must alert any law enforcement with whom they come into contact about anything beyond a pocketknife. Anyone possessing a knife that can be defined as a deadly weapon should also report his or her weapon before visiting a house so that he or she can receive explicit permission to take the knife inside. Students K-12 may never take knives to school. Adults can only have a knife on the premise of these schools, including parking lots, with the written approval of the school’s principal.

[Alaska Stat. §§ 11.61.220, Alaska Stat. § 11.61.210(a)(7) & (a)(8)]