Penalty for loaded rifle in vehicle while hunting?

[libertyof76]

That is completely absurd. Land of the free my ass.

Wow yeah it is. Seriously, who wrote these laws?

[Pilot321]

Wow yeah it is. Seriously, who wrote these laws?

Those that want to generate more fees for the judicial money making scheme they call law enforcement and the court system, ie big government.

[B.A.]

Wow yeah it is. Seriously, who wrote these laws?

People who are incharge of generating their own income.

[GeoffLyons]

People who are incharge of generating their own income.

These laws were most likely written to fine people who are the irresponsible "hunters" who drive around looking for deer, to get out shooting from the road or from their car.

All the legislative sessions are recorded to paper, which are all scanned for public use online, and can go look to see when the sections were codified and any since the whole discussion is available.

[mmi]

if it is your land you are on they cant make it stick . some local farmers have beat them on that .

[ungawa]

Your buddy should take responsibility for the loaded rifle. We all say, "well the parents shouldn't trained the children better" when a kid finds a firearm in the house which ends up in someone getting shot.

Your buddy needs to be a parent, the kid not checking the chamber wasn't the kid's fault. As parents, there's a responsibility to ensure dangerous weapons are loaded/unloaded/pointed in a safe direction, etc.

summary offense doesn't equate to grounds on a revocation of a LTCF unless done multiple times where the sheriff may feel an applicant may be a risk to the public.

Real smart. The kid didn't do it. If the dad admits to it to take the wrap, the the fact they are innocent goes out the window if things go bad.

[Manxdriver]

Not really. It's revenue enhancement, pure and simple.

Noah

It is ALWAYS about $afety!! ALWAYS!! Who can be against $afety? It is the favored tool of tyrants everywhere.



For the regulars: Show of hands, does anybody else smell a troll lurking about?

[R.W.J]

if it is your land you are on they cant make it stick . some local farmers have beat them on that .

Baloney,,, farmers are not exempt from the law.

[SuperVel]

These laws were most likely written to fine people who are the irresponsible "hunters" who drive around looking for deer, to get out shooting from the road or from their car.

All the legislative sessions are recorded to paper, which are all scanned for public use online, and can go look to see when the sections were codified and any since the whole discussion is available.

I agree with a lot of this.

The PA Game Code (Title 34) is available online for anyone to read, and by buying a PA hunting license, you are voluntarily participating in a highly regulated activity that these laws apply to. As a hunter, it is your responsibility to know them.

If you don't agree with them, let your representatives know and work to get them changed.

Even though it would never happen, if the majority of hunters in this state sat out a season and didn't buy a license, it would bring the PGC to its knees.