Alaska anti-gun-control law takes effect Wednesday :: The Daily Herald, Provo Utah

Alaska anti-gun-control law takes effect Wednesday :: The Daily Herald, Provo Utah: "Alaska anti-gun-control law takes effect Wednesday

Matt Volz THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

JUNEAU, Alaska -- Starting Wednesday, a new anti-gun-control law in Alaska will allow handgun owners to carry concealed weapons without a permit -- even in the seven Alaska cities where permits are now required.

Gun owners will be allowed to keep their firearms in their vehicle, even if the car is parked on private property where the owner has a no-gun policy.
And, some police chiefs say, local ordinances that ban guns from public buildings such as city halls will no longer be enforceable. Alaska's new law forbids municipalities from passing gun laws that are more restrictive than state law.

The National Rifle Association, which helped Republican state Rep. Mike Chenault draft the new law, said it wants to prevent cities from passing restricting laws in the future. It's what the organization calls state pre-emption, and Alaska will be the 44th state to have such a law on its books."