LTCF and CCW - i need both?

[tntblaster]

I searched the forum, and read the flyer regarding gun rights in PA, OC, etc etc.

My question is,

If i want to carry my handgun (.38 snub) on my person, AND have it in my car with me *loaded*, am i correct in needing both LTCF and CCW? Or does the CCW trump while in the car?

I'm sorry if this had been asked before, i really did search and can't find a clear answer for my situation. Thanks for the replies.

If it matters, my home county is Clearfield.

[normanvin]

Originally Posted by tntblaster

I searched the forum, and read the flyer regarding gun rights in PA, OC, etc etc.

My question is,

If i want to carry my handgun (.38 snub) on my person, AND have it in my car with me *loaded*, am i correct in needing both LTCF and CCW? Or does the CCW trump while in the car?

I'm sorry if this had been asked before, i really did search and can't find a clear answer for my situation. Thanks for the replies.

If it matters, my home county is Clearfield.

A LTCF or license to carry a firearm and a ccw are both terms used to describe the same thing. Technically the the ccw in Pa. Is called a lctf.

[tntblaster]

Ah that's where i was getting confused, thanks so much for the fast reply

[God's Country]

No such thing in Pa as a ccw, ccwp, cwp, or whatever abbreviation you want to attribute to a carry permit. As stated the permit is called a LTCF or License To Carry Firearms, which will allow you to carry your snub fully loaded openly or concealed on your person or in a vehicle anywhere within the commonwealth with these exceptions:

http://forum.pafoa.org/concealed-ope...nsylvania.html (READ FIRST: Where you CAN and CANNOT Carry weapons in the State of Pennsylvania)

[angus]

Originally Posted by tntblaster

I searched the forum, and read the flyer regarding gun rights in PA, OC, etc etc.

My question is,

If i want to carry my handgun (.38 snub) on my person, AND have it in my car with me *loaded*, am i correct in needing both LTCF and CCW? Or does the CCW trump while in the car?

I'm sorry if this had been asked before, i really did search and can't find a clear answer for my situation. Thanks for the replies.

If it matters, my home county is Clearfield.

am not sure if you are thinking the CCW and the LTCF were two different forms of permission slips to carry, but that is how I read your question. They are not.

In general, the LTCF is the documentation needed to carry concealed on your person or in a vehicle in Pennsylvania. County of residence does not matter.

The LTCF IS the licensure you need. Some folks might call that "CCW" but in PA it is actually called a License to Carry a Firearm, not a CCW.

In any case you are good to go with an LTCF for loaded vehicle carry (of handguns, SBS's, SBR's) and concealed carry. Loaded long guns may not be transported in a vehicle. There are some more laws attached to that on defining a firearm and transport of firearms by non-licensed persons, and you can look them over here (sec 6106):

http://www.acslpa.org/pa_uniform_firearms_act.htm