[Xringshooter]

From the Pennsylvania State Police form SP4-135 (5-2006) Titled INFORMATION FOR PENNSYLVANIA FIREARM PURCHASERS & BASIC FIREARM SAFETY:

"Q: What types of identification do I need to purchase a firearm?"

"A: Dealers may accept any one of the following documents as identification:
Valid photo drivers license or ID card
Valid government-issued photo ID card"

"Because Pennsylvania is a point of contact (POC) for the National Instant Check System (NICS), operational November 30, 1998, we agree to do the federal firearms background check (Brady check) which requires a photo identification card. Even though the Pennsylvania law provides for non-photo ID for members of religious sects whose tenets forbid or discourage the taking of photographs, it is now required that a photo ID be provided."


My comments: If you are military stationed in PA I would also take proof of where you live (utility bill, rent receipt, etc.) just to satisfy any questions the FFL might have. Also, if from a surrounding state you must comply with your home states' requirements (NJ FOID for example).

You must be 18 to buy a long arm, 21 to buy a handgun, you DO NOT need to have an LTCF to buy a handgun. Even if you possess a valid LTCF this does not exempt you from going through the background check. The exemption (by having a valid license) dealt with the time period when PA had a waiting period. Since the waiting period became null and void after PICS was instituted, the LTCF exemption also became void.

Hope this helps.