Alaska concealed carry laws and reciprocity

A person 21 or older carrying a concealed deadly weapon must immediately inform a peace officer of it when stopped, detained, questioned, or addressed for an official purpose, and must allow the officer to secure it. This applies with or without a permit.

No permit is required for adults 21+ to carry a concealed firearm. It is a crime to possess a firearm on the person or in the interior of a vehicle while impaired by alcohol or a controlled substance.

Anyone 21 or older who may legally possess a firearm may carry it concealed without a permit. A person under 21 may not carry a concealed deadly weapon except in limited situations such as at home or while lawfully hunting or fishing.

The Department of Public Safety shall issue a permit to an applicant who meets the statutory qualifications, including being 21 or older and an Alaska resident for the preceding 90 days.

Applicants must have been Alaska residents for more than 90 days; DPS issues no non-resident permits.

DPS states that Alaska law does not prohibit anyone 21 or older who may legally possess a firearm from carrying it concealed or open, and no permit is required.

Alaska Statutes 11.61.190-11.61.250 contain no provision giving legal effect to a posted no-firearms sign; the only private-premises rule is AS 11.61.220(a)(1)(B), which makes it an offense to carry a concealed deadly weapon inside another person's residence without the express permission of an adult who lives there. A person who enters or remains unlawfully on premises after the owner withdraws permission commits criminal trespass in the second degree, a class B misdemeanor (AS 11.46.330).

Possessing a loaded firearm where liquor is sold for on-premises consumption is a crime; it is an affirmative defense if the firearm was a concealed handgun carried in a licensed restaurant or eating place and the person did not drink there.

The Alaska Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation FAQ answers 'Yes' to whether a gun may be carried into a state park, but discharging a firearm within one-quarter mile of a developed facility (campgrounds, picnic areas, trailheads, parking areas, etc.) is prohibited and some parks are closed to discharge entirely.

The misconduct-involving-weapons statutes (AS 11.61.210 and 11.61.220) list the places where carrying is prohibited (on-premises liquor establishments, K-12 schools, child care facilities, courthouses, state-funded shelters, another person's residence without permission) and do not include churches or other places of worship, so this value rests on the absence of a statutory ban; a place of worship, as private property, may still exclude firearms.

Not yet verified from an official source.

State law bars firearms in courtrooms and Alaska Court System offices or court-only courthouses, state-funded domestic violence and sexual assault shelters, licensed child care facilities and adjacent parking lots, and K-12 school buildings, grounds, parking lots, and buses without administrator permission (limited vehicle exceptions for adults 21+). Carrying a concealed weapon into another person's residence requires an adult resident's express permission, and a loaded firearm may not be carried where liquor is sold for on-premises consumption.

There is no duty to leave the area before using justified deadly force in self-defense in any place where the person has a right to be.

Alaska's weapons statutes contain no magazine-capacity limit, and firearm regulation, including ammunition, is reserved to the state.

Alaska's list of prohibited weapons does not include semiautomatic assault-style firearms, and municipalities may not regulate firearm possession.

Devices that muffle a firearm's report are listed as prohibited weapons, but possession in accordance with National Firearms Act registration is an affirmative defense.

Rifles with barrels under 16 inches (or overall length under 26 inches) are listed as prohibited weapons, but possession in accordance with National Firearms Act registration is an affirmative defense.

Shotguns with barrels under 18 inches (or overall length under 26 inches) are listed as prohibited weapons, but possession in accordance with National Firearms Act registration is an affirmative defense.