Preliminary planning for AK flight

"Montblack" wrote in message
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("jgalban" wrote)
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What's the skinny on carrying a gun when flying in Alaska?

Regs or recommendation?

Inside Alaska? I don't think the state requires a permit even for concealed
carry of handguns, and IIRC the state laws used to require carrying a rifle
or shotgun as part of survival supplies on commercial air taxis, though they
now only stipulate "reasonable supplies" or something like that. I think the
real issue is crossing in and out of Canada. Long guns properly secured and
declared shouldn't pose a problem but I don't think the customs guys will
take nicely to handguns.

-cwk.

("Colin W Kingsbury" wrote)
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I think the real issue is crossing in and out of Canada. Long guns properly
secured and declared shouldn't pose a problem but I don't think the customs
guys will take nicely to handguns.


I thought this was an issue until recently, when there was one of those
letters of understanding things issued between the two countries - since to
get to Alaska from the Lower 48, flying through (or into) Canada sometimes
happens.


Montblack

I remember driving from Glacier to the International Peace Park in 1981.
At the border checkpoint, the Canadian Customs officer was searching the
car.
We watched as his eyes opened wide and his body went stiff as he was
feeling under the drivers seat.
Inquiring what was wrong, he replied in a disappointed tone that he
thought he had found a handgun under the seat, only to learn that the
pistol grip and trigger were attached to a bottle of Windex.

"Montblack" wrote in message
What's the skinny on carrying a gun when flying in Alaska?
Regs or recommendation?

"Colin W Kingsbury" wrote in
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"Montblack" wrote in message
...
("jgalban" wrote)
snip

What's the skinny on carrying a gun when flying in Alaska?

Regs or recommendation?

Inside Alaska? I don't think the state requires a permit even for
concealed carry of handguns, and IIRC the state laws used to require
carrying a rifle or shotgun as part of survival supplies on commercial
air taxis, though they now only stipulate "reasonable supplies" or
something like that. I think the real issue is crossing in and out of
Canada. Long guns properly secured and declared shouldn't pose a
problem but I don't think the customs guys will take nicely to
handguns.

-cwk.



I've heard horror stories from the RV (campers) crowd of whole RV's
being confiscated when a gun was found. I think I would Fedex my gun to
AK if I needed it....


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