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December 7th, 2006, 10:08 PM #1
open carry, shotguns
is it legal to walk around the streets with an unloaded shotgun.
what makes a city first class?
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December 7th, 2006, 11:09 PM #2
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I dont think the question is the legality of the issue, but wether it is stupid to do so.
I would not walk around on the "streets" with an unloaded shotgun as much as I would not carry a BB Gun for protection for many reasons that I should not have to get into.
Maybe you can clarify your question a bit more?==============
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December 7th, 2006, 11:24 PM #3Grand Member
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Re: open carry, shotguns
Actually, there is no prohibition to openly carry a LOADED shotgun or rifle. Would you get the attention of John Q. Law? Most certainly. This is no different than the issue of open carry of a handgun.
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December 8th, 2006, 08:34 AM #4
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If it is legal, it certainly wouldn't be smart.
Trivia question:
Q: Without using doughnuts, how do you attract a large group of police officers very quickly?
A: Walk down a city streeet with any kind of gun in plain sight.
Dave G.
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December 8th, 2006, 09:33 AM #5
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its legal to smash your car into a tree! doesn't mean i suggest doing it
oh what do you mean by "what makes a city first class?"
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December 8th, 2006, 11:05 AM #6
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Philadelphia is the only "first class" city in PA. I believe what makes a city first class is it needs to have 10,000+ residents. I might be mistaken though.
EDIT: not 10,000... 1,000,000 or more. First class = 1,000,000+, second class = 250,000 - 999,999, third class = 249,999 and lower. There's also a "second class A" which is 80,000 - 249,999, these are basically third class cities that elect by ordinance to be classified as a "second class A" city.Last edited by weaselchew; December 8th, 2006 at 11:09 AM.
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December 8th, 2006, 03:16 PM #7Grand Member
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Re: open carry, shotguns
growing up (in st. marys, not pittsburgh) i used to walk down the street with shotguns and rifles all the time on my way to hunt.
nobody ever looked twice.
ETA: every now and then, when i am feeling particularly ticked about some gun control issue, i get the hankering to go walking around pittsburgh with an AR-15 slung over my shoulder...so far, good sense has always returned before i actually do it, but one of these days i just might...that would be a real hoot. (i'm not ever really going to do this...but sometimes i am tempted.)Last edited by LittleRedToyota; December 8th, 2006 at 03:19 PM.
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December 8th, 2006, 04:35 PM #8
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Re: open carry, shotguns
The license to carry firearms only pertains to pistols.
Long guns are to be in cases in public.
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December 8th, 2006, 04:45 PM #10
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