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ALASKA
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Name Of State License Or Permit To Carry Weapons: Alaska Concealed Handgun Permit
Regulatory Agency:
Alaska Dept. Of Public Safety, Permits & Licensing Unit, 5700 E. Tudor Rd., Anchorage, AK 99507 907-269-0392
NOTE:
Important
Alaska does not required a license or permit to carry firearms by law abiding citizens. However, Alaska will issue a permit to Alaska residents who desire to travel outside of Alaska into states that honor the Alaska Concealed Handgun Permit.
Is Training Required To Obtain An Alaska Handgun Permit: YES - Is not required to carry in Alaska but, if Alaska residents want to lgaglly travel into other states, they can obtain an Alaska Concealed Handgun Permit.
Where You May Not Carry A Firearm In Alaska With Or Without A License Or Permit:
Restricted
Locations:
· A public or private school for grades K-12
including the school grounds, parking lot or on a bus while used for school
sponsored activities, unless the person carrying the firearm has the
permission of the chief administrative officer of the school or the school
district.
· Any place where intoxicating liquor is sold
for consumption on the premises, except a restaurant where the person
carrying the firearm did not consume intoxicating
liquor.
· Any licensed childcare facility or licensed
assisted living home for the elderly or for the mentally or physically disabled.
If the facility is other than a private residence.
· Within courtroom or office of the Alaska Court
System, or within a courthouse that is occupied only by the Alaska Court System,
and other justice related agencies.
· Within a domestic violence or sexual
assault shelter that receives funding from the state.
· Within another person’s residence, unless
the person carrying the firearm has first obtained the express permission of an
adult residing there to bring the firearm into the residence.
· Alaska National Parks:
Within certain national parks specifically:
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Sitka
National Historical Park, Denali National Park and Preserve, Glacier Bay
National Park and Preserve, and Katmai National Park and Preserve [a person who
has a firearm permit may not carry any firearm in these locations].
ENCOUNTERS WITH PEACE OFFICERS
Alaska law requires a permit holder who is
carrying a concealed handgun and who comes into contact with a peace officer to
immediately inform the peace officer
he/she is carrying a concealed handgun under the permit.
The peace officer may then secure the weapon or require the
permit holder to secure the weapon for the duration of the contact.
NOTE:
Contacted by a peace officer means stopped,
detained, questioned, or addressed in person by the peace officer for an
official purpose.
State License or Permit That Alaska Honors: All
State That Honor The Alaska Handgun Permit:
Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Florida. Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Wyoming.
NOTE: Vermont that has the same law as Alaska stipulating that no law abiding citizen is required to have a license or permit to carry a firearm.
If you
possess a Alaska Handgun Permit and would like to know more about the states
that honor your Alaska Handgun Permit, the restrictions in these states, how to
transport in states that do not honor your Alaska Handgun permit, and more,
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