READ FIRST: Where you CAN and CANNOT Carry weapons in the State of Pennsylvania

[gnbrotz]

Because DCNR has instituted a 'regulation' stating as much, and the state has not taken that authority away from them (yet).

[Damage control]

Anyone else see a problem with this? "(ii) if the individual possessing the firearm is licensed to do
so by the State in which the school zone is located "

By reading this it would seem that if you were from out of state, say Florida and you came to see your {insert relative here} in a school play armed, only having a Florida CC permit you are breaking the law.



DC

[knight0334]

Originally Posted by Damage control

Anyone else see a problem with this? "(ii) if the individual possessing the firearm is licensed to do
so by the State in which the school zone is located "

By reading this it would seem that if you were from out of state, say Florida and you came to see your {insert relative here} in a school play armed, only having a Florida CC permit you are breaking the law.



DC

Yes, that was addressed a few years ago. The ATF released a letter(was either open or direct) and sided on the gun bearing person needing a license/permit from the state in which the school is located. Reciprocal coverage will not protect you from the federal law.

Folks with a PA LTCF would be exempt from the federal law within 1000ft of a school in PA. Those carrying under reciprocal agreement with a license from another state would NOT be exempt under the federal law.

PA's own law has a provision for other lawful purposes - but even PA LTCF persons risk arrest yet.

[maddawgg]

Do you happen to know the reasoning behind this regulation?

[knight0334]

Originally Posted by maddawgg

Do you happen to know the reasoning behind this regulation?

As a tactic to appease those who think that "feel good" laws & regs really make people safer.

[Robalero]

Am visiting from Texas in July, can one carry in the Philadelphia Public Library?

[PisnNapalm]

Originally Posted by Robalero

Am visiting from Texas in July, can one carry in the Philadelphia Public Library?

I AM NOT A LAWYER...

If you have a valid Texas concealed handgun license then you should be legal. PA has a reciprocity agreement with TX.

http://www.pafoa.org/law/carrying-fi...ry/reciprocity

If you do not have a permit then no, you may not carry concealed or openly in Philadelphia.

[unix_slayer]

If you have a legal concealed carry permit, does the same rules apply?

[Statkowski]

It was pointed out to me by another member that my own county, Indiana, has an ordinance prohibiting the carrying of firearms in county parks (http://www.indianacountyparks.org/faqs/regs.html). It's sort of undated, so there's no telling when it came out in relation to the Uniform Firearms Act.

Needless to say, a letter went out tonight to the county commissioners and the parks director pointing out the error of their ways.

[Statkowski]

If you have a legal concealed carry permit, does the same rules apply?

Yes, the Philadelphia Public Library does not insist your carry permit be only from Texas. Pennsylvania is also honored.