Open Carry FOR RIFLES

[gghbi]

If you are planning that soon, you better have a hunting license. It is deer season right now. Soon it will be primitive weapons season, so you will need a flintlock. Anything else and you will have to explain how you are not hunting illegally.

[Parrisk]

Its still rifle season until Sat evening.
If you carry a caliber less than .23, ie a .22 or .223, or it is a semi auto you should jave no problems with game commission .
Stay back from steaming holes due to gases and mine subsidence (colapse)
Most interesting area is the stretch of highway between Ashland and Centralia.
When the road goes from 4 lanes to 2 park near that berm of dirt..climb over and walk up old 4 lane. Or in Centralia near graveyard is tge other end of old highway.

[PAMedic=F|A=]

Its still rifle season until Sat evening.
If you carry a caliber less than .23, ie a .22 or .223, or it is a semi auto you should jave no problems with game commission .
Stay back from steaming holes due to gases and mine subsidence (colapse)
Most interesting area is the stretch of highway between Ashland and Centralia.
When the road goes from 4 lanes to 2 park near that berm of dirt..climb over and walk up old 4 lane. Or in Centralia near graveyard is tge other end of old highway.

You can legally hunt with .223. Because it is bigger than .22.

[Parrisk]

You can legally hunt with .223. Because it is bigger than .22.

Hmm .. I thought for big game PAGC requires it be center fire and larger than .23 ???
Ran into that when I purchased a .223 bolt to use and was told small game only

After research.. small game firearm must be less than 23 caliber... Elk firearm must be center fire and larger than 27 caliber
so I can use, not that I would, my 223 bolt for deer and bear.

[knight0334]

You can legally hunt with .223. Because it is bigger than .22.

You can legally hunt with a .17 Remington.

Deer season only requires the gun be centerfire.

For muzzleloaders: .45 caliber for rifles, .50 caliber for handguns.

Shotgun only areas: cant remember...

[Carnes]

Well, at least the, "That's crazy!" crowd isn't around.

But, what's the correct answer to the OP?

Something along the lines of, " rifle OC is legal, but if you do so at the low ready, that could be reasonably misconstrued as disorderly conduct (a chargeable offense). Make sure to have a lawyer on speed dial, because it is not a day-to-day thing and local law enforcement might to cause you problems.

Don't talk to cops, except when you should talk to cops.

Stand up for, and exercise, your rights, except when you shouldn't.

Be strong, unless you shouldn't. Be supple, unless it's time to be hard.

Bla, bla, bla.

Maybe someone with more specific knowledge than I could share more detailed information?

Oh, and don't believe what you read on the internet, unless it's right.

[mpan72]

18 Pa.C.S.A. § 6108. Carrying firearms on public streets or public property in Philadelphia
No person shall carry a firearm, rifle or shotgun at any time upon the public streets or upon any public property in a city of the first class unless:
(1) such person is licensed to carry a firearm; or
(2) such person is exempt from licensing under section 6106(b) of this title (relating to firearms not to be carried without a license).

That is what I was going to point out since the op did not make it clear if he knew the law is different for Philly and the rest of the state in this instance.

[mpan72]

Here goes a link that should help.

http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/...&div=0&chpt=61

[ungawa]

This is not a subject I am very familiar with but I believe GL might have been suggesting that you can't have a gun in public in Philly, on the sidewalk or in the car, unless meeting an exception (to and from range, etc.) If I am correct, "going to Centralia" would not be an exception.

You'll have to look into it yourself.

Once there, I doubt the rifle would be a problem, especially if slung. Somebody could always call police I guess but I doubt it. My bigger concern would be if there was any chance of trespassing up there. You see somebody trespassing, you normally tell them to leave. You see somebody trespassing with a gun, you are more likely to call the cops. Now you have cops, a complainant, a potential misdemeanor, a young man, and a gun (which often makes people take the situation more seriously).

[Parrisk]

Yes but all the property inside the boundary of Centralia belongs to the Government. ;-)
The US Government bought the entire town. Then paid to move people. But some refused to leave their homes. They presented a taped interview, with then Governor, who stated "If you don't want to leave nobody will force you to leave"
After that the Government allowed original home owners to stay.. you guessed it.. no mortgage and no property tax, since the Government bought and owned all the property.
But the properties could not be sold or transferred. As resident die off or move, the Government bulldozes the house.
Last I knew there were only 10 resident lefts as of 2010.
Rumor has it there are currently zero residents.