Alaska
Contact Info:
Alaska State Troopers
Permits and Licensing
5700 East Tudor Road
Anchorage, AK 99507-5800
(907) 269-0392
Reciprocity:
The following states recognize valid Alaska concealed handgun permits:
- Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming
Special Information:
A person may be charged with carrying of a concealed deadly weapon if he/she:
- fails to immediately inform a peace officer that s/he is carrying a concealed handgun
- fails to allow the officer to secure the weapon or fails to secure the weapon at the direction of the peace officer, or
- carries the weapon concealed within another person’s residence, unless s/he has first obtained the express permission of an adult residing there, whether or not the person has a concealed handgun permit.
Alaska Statute 11.61.220 allows anyone 21 or older, who may legally carry a firearm to also carry it concealed without having to obtain a special permit. The possession of a firearm at courthouses, school yards, bars and domestic violence shelters will continue to be prohibited. Alaskans may obtain a concealed carry permit if they want reciprocity with other states.
Alaska Statute 18.65.748 states that a person holding a valid permit to carry a concealed handgun from another state or a political subdivision of another state is a permittee under AS 18.65.700 (b) for purposes of AS 18.65.750 – 18.65.765.
Alaska Statute 18.65.775 requires the Department of Public Safety to enter into reciprocity agreements with other states that have the legal authority to enter into such agreements so that Alaska Concealed Handgun permittees may carry concealed handguns in those other states.
Annually, the Department of Public Safety will review legislation in other states to determine if a reciprocity agreement is required or if an existing agreement is still valid. It is important for permit holders to understand that when they are traveling in or through another state they are subject to the firearm laws of that state. You should verify the requirements of the state to which you will be moving/traveling before you carry a concealed handgun in that state.
