can WA residents buy guns in AK?

[jeepster]

im leaving for alaska in a few weeks, and origionally thought about bringing a gun with me, but realized how much of a pain that might be...

i am thinking if i end up needing one, or if i find one i cant live with out, ill just buy one up there... great idea!!

i tried to go a google search on the laws of buying a gun while in a different state, but there is just so much crap out on the internet these days, its hard to find what you are looking for... i hate the internet sometimes, i even went to the atf website and read thier faq section... but i just found a ton of mumbo jumbo

if i walked into a gun shop in alaska, put some cash on the counter, could i walk out with a firearm? what about handguns?

thanks
-Erik

[high country]

Long guns, yes. Handguns...no. its no hassle to take guns, unless handguns. If flying....no issue. If driving, its a nominal fee (was $50.00 when I went last) to get through Canada. I took 5 with no questions.

[jeepster]

hey thanks man

is it a solid no for handguns, or is it just a real pain in the arse?

[JimmyHoffa]

If flying it is okay to take a handgun.  They make you check it in at the desk with your luggage and inspect it to see it isn't loaded.  Then put a sticker on your luggage.  An issue would occur if you were to land in Canada (say the airplane had issues).  Then it would have to be declared (I think semi-auto shotguns/rifles too) to the Canandian authorities and they deal with you.  You could just ship it to an FFL up there and back, but handguns have to be shipped overnight--$$$.

[jeepster]

what about buying a handgun up north?

[Special T]

I've flown with hand guns... not to AK  but it wasn't a big deal.... I was more worried about it getting ripped off than anything else. Seattle is HORIBLE for that... So i flew out of Portland to Arkansas

[Biggerhammer]

I've flown with hand guns... not to AK  but it wasn't a big deal.... I was more worried about it getting ripped off than anything else. Seattle is HORIBLE for that... So i flew out of Portland to Arkansas

Ha! I got hosed when I landed in Seattle once. Didn't insure 120 lbs of Bairdi crab legs and POOF!!. Gone, no explanation.

[jeepster]

hmm... you guys just gave me an idea for a new thread

[wraithen]

SeaTac tried to steal a flight helmet from me once. Traveling on military orders and everything and they even inspected the hard case when I dropped it off and they sealed it. It wasn't on the baggage claim in Dothan so I called delta. They said it was left in atlanta because the last scan was departing seatac. 6 days later they "discovered" it in seattle. Turns out when you start screaming about thousands of dollars of military equipment things start getting checked into. I HATE the TSA. Biggest bunch of crooks ever!

[Special T]

If you can fly direct out of Bellingham it would be much better i would think.

[jeepster]

yeah but.... what about buying a hand gun in alaska tho?

[wraithen]

Are you going up there for a little while? If you can prove some type of residency you probably won't have a problem buying a handgun.

[Biggerhammer]

yeah but.... what about buying a hand gun in alaska tho?

I lived up there for some time, lots of guns. You can purchase a handgun pretty much anywhere. Paper, classifieds. In the Safeway parking lot in Kodiak, the bar. You name it, guns a plenty.

[CAMPMEAT]

UPS your handgun up to Alaska, when coming back to Washington, UPS it back home. Simple.

[lee]

yeah but.... what about buying a hand gun in alaska tho?

I lived up there for some time, lots of guns. You can purchase a handgun pretty much anywhere. Paper, classifieds. In the Safeway parking lot in Kodiak, the bar. You name it, guns a plenty.

Be careful!!!!! Knowing it's illegal, buying a handgun (private sale) in another state makes you a felon. Just like selling a firearm to someone (knowing they can't legally buy it) makes the seller a felon.