{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-18.65.790","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 18.65.790","heading":"Definitions.","body":"In AS 18.65.700 — 18.65.790,\n(1) “commissioner” means the commissioner of public safety;\n(2) “competence” means the ability to place in a life size silhouette target\n(A) seven out of 10 shots at seven yards;\n(B) six out of 10 shots at 15 yards;\n(3) “concealed handgun” means a firearm, that is a pistol or a revolver, and that is covered or enclosed in any manner so that an observer cannot determine that it is a handgun without removing it from that which covers or encloses it or without opening, lifting, or removing that which covers or encloses it; however, “concealed handgun” does not include a shotgun, rifle, or a prohibited weapon as defined under AS 11.61.200;\n(4) “department” means the Department of Public Safety;\n(5) “permit” means a permit to carry a concealed handgun issued under AS 18.65.700 — 18.65.790.","path":["Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender.","Chapter 65. Police Protection.","Article 10. Permit to Carry a Concealed Handgun."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#18.65.790","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:17:20Z","sha256":"4cd2893c6368def6d327b330d80c086d7748eeaf9fe7c921e28d4f4bd9c1ffee","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-18.65.785","next":"us-ak/as-18.65.800"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}