Firearms

Open carry: legal at 21 (18 with restrictions), no permit, loaded handgun on the hip allowed in most public places. Concealed carry: permitless at 21+. Long guns may be openly carried at 16+.

Firearms is permitted in Alaska — but the limits and penalties still bite. See exactly what crosses the line.

Even where firearms is permitted in Alaska, location, conduct, and possession rules still apply. See the exceptions that matter.

Read the exact Alaska statute covering firearms — the citation when you want to verify the source.