Carrying a firearm loaded

[TwincamJim]

I have been told by different people different stories concerning carrying my handgun loaded. Some say to always keep a round in the chamber because you will not have time to rack the slide and chamber a round if you are in a danger situation. Others have told me it is illegal to carry in that manner. I understand that a revolver is always loaded if all cylinders have a bullet in them. What is the law concerning carrying my semi auto with a round in the chamber??

[Svickstc]

no law pertaining to having your handgund loaded...(transport laws differ so please review those especially long arms)

carry on

[DaveM55]

I assume you have a Pa LTCF. If so there is no law for the gun to be unloaded anywhere you can legally carry it.

The choice is up to you.

Would you keep a empty fire extinguisher on hand?

Sorry if this was misleading, I wrote it too quickly. I'm not sure what I was thinking at the time but you can see I must have been confused or preoccupied at work.

[Svickstc]

I assume you have a Pa LTCF. If so there is no law for the gun to be unloaded anywhere you can legally carry it.

The choice is up to you.

Would you keep a empty fire extinguisher on hand?

Misleading sentence is misleading....OP does not need LTCF to have a loaded firearm in carry state....in PA OC is legal without a PA LTCF except for a city of the first class (Philadelphia)...

so technically he does not need a LTCF in PA to carry a loaded firearm

[TwincamJim]

Thank you and yes I do have my PA and Utah LTCF... And no I would not carry a fire extinguisher empty....

[internet troll]

As others have said, no law against it in Pa. It's one of the most debated topics I've seen, up there with 9mm vs .45 Definitely something that you should think about one way or the other though. Here are some threads that have a lot of food for thought both pro and con.

http://forum.pafoa.org/open-carry-14...er-unsafe.html

http://forum.pafoa.org/concealed-car...e-chamber.html

[Lendog]

if you have no LTCF then open carry loaded or unloaded is your choice(except in philly where a LTCF is needed to open carry) but also never carry in your car unless going to and from a range or FFL

if you do have a LTCF then you can carry loaded or unloaded concealed or openly or in your car and also in philly

long guns can never be carried in your car loaded even with a LTCF

[ungawa]

Misleading sentence is misleading....OP does not need LTCF to have a loaded firearm in carry state....in PA OC is legal without a PA LTCF except for a city of the first class (Philadelphia)...

so technically he does not need a LTCF in PA to carry a loaded firearm

Only if he walks everywhere from his house.

You can't have a handgun in your car at all except to and from range, etc., unless you have a carry permit of some sort. Not even unloaded in the trunk.

I doubt most people walk everywhere from home so the chances of "PA OC is legal without a PA LTCF except for a city of the first class (Philadelphia)" being true for a random person are not zero, but are close to zero.

That is not only a misleading statement, it's an extremely dangerous one.

[Svickstc]

Only if he walks everywhere from his house.

You can't have a handgun in your car at all except to and from range, etc., unless you have a carry permit of some sort. Not even unloaded in the trunk.

I doubt most people walk everywhere from home so the chances of "PA OC is legal without a PA LTCF except for a city of the first class (Philadelphia)" being true for a random person are not zero, but are close to zero.

true, hence in my original post i said to please see transport laws...

[ungawa]

true, hence in my original post i said to please see transport laws...

Dave55's post was far less misleading than yours, and far less dangerous.

How about, "Carrying a gun is legal in Jersey. See their licensing laws."