going right now to get my LTCF, once i get it can i drive around with my shotgun(specifically a moss 500 pistol grip LOADED) in the trunk? i cant seem to get a clear answer on this. thanks guys
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going right now to get my LTCF, once i get it can i drive around with my shotgun(specifically a moss 500 pistol grip LOADED) in the trunk? i cant seem to get a clear answer on this. thanks guys
Not unless your shotgun has a short barrel and you have the tax stamp for it.
No loaded guns in vehicles, except for firearms.
The definition of firearm is different in many different places. Even different states have different definitions. But PA defines a firearm as:
Hence you LTCF would be a license to carry any of the above open in a vehicle, or concealed on your person.Quote:
“Firearm.” Any pistol or revolver with a barrel length less than 15 inches, any shotgun with a barrel length less than 18 inches or any rifle with a barrel length less than 16 inches, or any pistol, revolver, rifle or shotgun with an overall length of less than 26 inches. The barrel length of a firearm shall be determined by measuring from the muzzle of the barrel to the face of the closed action, bolt or cylinder, whichever is applicable.
Edit: And it looks like your shotgun has an 18" barrel.
No, absolutely NO loaded long guns in vehicles. Never ever, period..
The only thing that closely resembles a long gun (rifle, carbine, shotgun, etc) that are legal to carry loaded in a vehicle are "sawed-off shotguns" and "sawed-off rifles" - which are legally defined as Short Barreled Shotguns and Short Barreled Rifles. To own either of those legally, you must have a NFA tax stamp similar to the one you need to have a machinegun, silencer, destructive device, etc. If you own the SBS or SBR legally under Federal law, then you can carry/transport it under PA law. Then on top of that you must have a LTCF.
Short Barreled Shotgun(technically "smoothbore" under federal law) = less than 18" barrel or less than 26" overall length
Short Barreled Rifle = less than 16" barrel or less than 26" overall length
Nope...
Read what I posted above (taken directly from the UFA):
I thought they called them 18" barrels, but maybe they are 18.5"...regardless, either of these are not less than 18"Quote:
“Firearm.” Any pistol or revolver with a barrel length less than 15 inches, any shotgun with a barrel length less than 18 inches or any rifle with a barrel length less than 16 inches, or any pistol, revolver, rifle or shotgun with an overall length of less than 26 inches. The barrel length of a firearm shall be determined by measuring from the muzzle of the barrel to the face of the closed action, bolt or cylinder, whichever is applicable.