⁠Can I Carry in Alaska?

Resident Permits Alaska Honors (49)

Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington State, Washington, DC, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Alaska honors a carry permit or license issued by any other state, resident or non-resident. official source

Vermont issues no carry permits at all.

A resident permit means a permit issued by the state you live in.

Non-Resident Permits in Alaska

Yes, some. Alaska honors non-resident permits from: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington State, Washington, DC, West Virginia.

Tap a permit to see why and the official source. Shown for a visitor who lives in New York; for another home state, use the coverage checker.

• New York (NYPD) non-resident license (held by someone who lives outside New York)Honored

  Alaska honors New York licenses and does not require the holder to live in New York. official source

• Florida non-resident permitHonored

  AS 18.65.748: anyone holding a valid concealed-handgun permit from another state is treated as an Alaska permittee (no resident-of-issuing-state limit); moot for 21+ visitors since no permit is needed. official source

• Utah non-resident permitHonored

  AS 18.65.748: anyone holding a valid concealed-handgun permit from another state is treated as an Alaska permittee (no resident-of-issuing-state limit); moot for 21+ visitors since no permit is needed. official source

• Pennsylvania non-resident permitHonored

  AS 18.65.748: anyone holding a valid concealed-handgun permit from another state is treated as an Alaska permittee (no resident-of-issuing-state limit); moot for 21+ visitors since no permit is needed. official source

• Arizona non-resident permitHonored

  AS 18.65.748: anyone holding a valid concealed-handgun permit from another state is treated as an Alaska permittee (no resident-of-issuing-state limit); moot for 21+ visitors since no permit is needed. official source

• Texas non-resident permitHonored

  AS 18.65.748: anyone holding a valid concealed-handgun permit from another state is treated as an Alaska permittee (no resident-of-issuing-state limit); moot for 21+ visitors since no permit is needed. official source

• Virginia non-resident permitHonored

  AS 18.65.748: anyone holding a valid concealed-handgun permit from another state is treated as an Alaska permittee (no resident-of-issuing-state limit); moot for 21+ visitors since no permit is needed. official source

• Maryland non-resident permitHonored

  AS 18.65.748: anyone holding a valid concealed-handgun permit from another state is treated as an Alaska permittee (no resident-of-issuing-state limit); moot for 21+ visitors since no permit is needed. official source

• Connecticut non-resident permitHonored

  AS 18.65.748: anyone holding a valid concealed-handgun permit from another state is treated as an Alaska permittee (no resident-of-issuing-state limit); moot for 21+ visitors since no permit is needed. official source

• Washington DC non-resident permitHonored

  AS 18.65.748: anyone holding a valid concealed-handgun permit from another state is treated as an Alaska permittee (no resident-of-issuing-state limit); moot for 21+ visitors since no permit is needed. official source

• New Jersey non-resident permitHonored

  AS 18.65.748: anyone holding a valid concealed-handgun permit from another state is treated as an Alaska permittee (no resident-of-issuing-state limit); moot for 21+ visitors since no permit is needed. official source

Also honored here: non-resident permits from Arkansas, California, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Washington State, West Virginia.

Know Before You Go

Must be 21+; DUTY TO INFORM: must immediately tell an officer on contact and let them secure the gun (AS 11.61.220); need express permission to carry concealed in another person's home; no loaded gun where liquor is served for on-premises drinking (narrow restaurant exception).

Can a visitor get a Alaska permit? No. Alaska issues permits only to its own residents.

Check Your Own Permits

Pick where you live and every permit you hold. See how many states you can carry in, and which permit would add the most.

Official Sources

• akleg.gov
• dps.alaska.gov

Every answer on this page comes from the 2A613 reciprocity map, built from these official state pages and checked again every night.