Are Machine Guns Legal in Alaska

« We can still love our weapons, » Tarr said. « What we can do is prevent innocent people from being killed, or prevent someone from killing themselves or someone else in a crisis situation. » People must also follow signs banning guns, although such a sign at the Alaska Capitol in Juneau has reportedly been ignored by some lawmakers. One person said that a lawmaker who loved guns — and is now dead — emptied a book for a gun. Alaska law requires local authorities to complete the forms required by federal law to transfer a machine gun within 30 days.4 A « federal weapons certificate » means the certificate issued on a federal « Form 1 (firearms) » (for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) request to manufacture a machine gun or certain specified firearms), « Form 4 (Firearms) » (Application for Registration and Transfer of Machine Guns and Certain Other Firearms from the ATF) or « Form 5 (Firearms) » (ATF Application for the Tax-Exempt Transfer and Registration of Machine Guns and Certain Other Firearms).6 Alaska prohibits any type of carrying in schools, shelters for victims of domestic violence, courts and correctional facilities. Transportation is also prohibited in any place where alcohol is served for consumption on site, with the exception of restaurants that serve alcohol as long as you do not consume alcohol while wearing it. When meeting with a police officer, a person carrying a concealed weapon is required by law to inform the officer they are carrying and to cooperate with the officer if the officer decides to temporarily seize the weapon for the duration of the encounter. Possession of a firearm while intoxicated is illegal. [4] The U.S. state of Alaska has very permissive gun laws and very few regulations regarding the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition compared to most neighboring U.S. Alaska was the first state to pass Vermont-style port laws that do not require a permit to carry a handgun openly or concealed.

However, residents still receive permits that allow for reciprocity with other states[1] and exemption from the federal Gun-Free School Zones Act. [2] The legal requirement that firearms licences be issued but not required is referred to by gun advocates as « Alaska Carry », as opposed to a « Vermont Carry » (or « Constitutional Carry »), where firearms licences are neither issued nor required. Some municipal ordinances do not allow secret carrying without a license, but these have been invalidated by the recent state pre-emption law. [3] But the Supreme Court has also stated that states and the federal government can impose restrictions on firearms. That is why, for example, self-firing machine guns are illegal. Alaska generally punishes anyone who « manufactures, possesses, transports, sells, or transfers a prohibited firearm. » 1 Alaska defines the term « prohibited weapon » as any « firearm capable of firing more than one shot automatically without manual reloading by a single trigger function. » 2 However, it is contrary to prosecution under this provision that the manufacture, possession, transport, sale or transfer of the prohibited weapon was consistent with registration under the National Firearms Act, a federal machine gun act and certain other weapons.3 The National Firearms Act generally allows individuals to possess machine guns: manufactured before 19 May 1986, provided they are registered. It turned out that the U.S. Supreme Court said the same thing about a decade ago in a Washington, D.C. gun case – the « Heller » case.

Washington, like other East Coast cities, had severe restrictions on guns, and judges ruled 5-4 that some of those restrictions, such as a virtual handgun ban, meant « Heller » — Dick Heller — could not defend his home. [Editor`s Note: The Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence regularly updates its websites with new data as U.S. gun regulations evolve from state to state. The most up-to-date information on U.S. gun laws can be found in the Giffords URL below]Machine guns and automatic weapons in AlaskaAlaska generally punishes anyone who « manufactures, possesses, transports, sells, or transmits a prohibited firearm. » Alaska defines the term « prohibited weapon » as any « firearm capable of firing more than one shot automatically without manual reloading by a single trigger function. » However, it is an affirmative defence against prosecution under this provision that the manufacture, possession, transport, sale or transfer of the prohibited weapon was made pursuant to registration under the National Firearms Act, a federal law on machine guns and certain other weapons.