Alaska joins 23 states in challenging 3-day waiting periods for gun buyers
Alaska joins brief challenging the constitutionality of Maine’s 72-hour waiting periods for firearms
OPINION: Feds ease up on suppressors, but Alaska still calls them ‘prohibited’ weapons
The suppressor part of our law is particularly hard to defend because Alaska already lets people hunt with them. We have one Alaska law telling you that you can put a suppressor on your rifle and go hunting, while another Alaska law calls that same suppressor
NRA backs Sen. Dan Sullivan’s re-election bid
Announced on July 13, the endorsement praises Sullivan’s commitment to defending the Second Amendment and protecting Alaska’s hunters, sportsmen, and gun
Armed security training for Alaska churches reflects national trend
Churches across the nation, and in Alaska, are training volunteers to protect their congregations from potential threats, including active shooters. Point Blank Firearms in Wasilla and Insight Training in Anchorage are among numerous companies around the
Hearing set on bill to protect Alaska gun sellers/buyers from discrimination
A Jan. 23 hearing in the Alaska State Senate will deal with a bill aimed at combating discrimination against Alaska firearm retailers by financial institutions and credit card companies that target lawful firearms businesses and gun
Pro-gun range group endorses two Mat-Su Assembly candidates
Alaska Gun Rights, a Mat-Su based group that works to defend the 2nd Amendment right to keep and bear arms, has released the results of a survey sent to a select group of Mat-Su Borough Assembly
OPINION: Alaskans don’t need a gun-grabbing, anti-2A, ‘red flag’ law
Alaska House Bill 89 seeks to authorize the temporary confiscation of firearms from individuals deemed a potential danger to themselves or others, based on minimal evidence and without due
OPINION: Fairbanks State Sen. Kawasaki poses clear threat to Alaska gun rights
Senator Kawasaki is not just attacking your gun rights – he’s silencing your voice. His contempt for the Second Amendment and disregard for the First Amendment are
Q&A: U.S. House candidate Nick Begich on abortion, Murkowski, Trump, guns, parent rights, border crisis and more
Q&A: U.S. House candidate Nick Begich on abortion, Murkowski, Trump, guns, parent rights, border crisis and
Here’s where Mat-Su Assembly candidates stand on gun-range regs
Gun rights survey asks Mat-Su Assembly candidates where they stand on gun-range
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