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May 14th, 2013, 06:14 PM #121
Re: Open carry and what you should know before you do it
The federal Gun Free School Zones Act says that you cannot carry a firearm within 1000 feet of a school, unless you are licensed to carry a firearm by the state the school is in.
PA also has a law that you can't carry on school property, but there is an exemption for "other lawful purpose" (or similar wording). There however is no case law on whether or not carrying with a LCTF for self defense is considered a lawful purpose under the statute. So doing so will probably put you at risk of arrest and trial. And whether or not you win the case would be up in the air.
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May 14th, 2013, 06:26 PM #122
Re: Open carry and what you should know before you do it
It sounds like you are confusing 'school zone' with 'school property'. Your PA LTCF allows you to carry OC or CC within the Federal Gun Free School Zone which is defined as being all areas within 1000 feet of school property.
PA law prohibits ALL weapons from school property and school buildings regardless of carry, so you cannot carry concealed either. Additionally, since you mention it, there is no exclusion for law enforcement in the wording of the law. Technically they can't carry there either. Good luck enforcing that one though.
Does that cover everything? Ask if you're not sure. Most of these laws are extremely poorly thought-out and poorly worded.
EDIT: You should also check out this thread, "Where you can and cannot carry..." http://forum.pafoa.org/concealed-ope...nsylvania.html
.Last edited by Curmudgeon; May 14th, 2013 at 06:29 PM.
While many claim to support the right, precious few support the practice.
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May 14th, 2013, 07:23 PM #123Junior Member
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Re: Open carry and what you should know before you do it
Curmudgeon, thank you for the information. I was indeed confusing 'school property' and 'school zones'. I believe that clears everything up nicely. That is also a very helpful link. I appreciate the insights.
t1066, thank you for your input as well. I don't plan on trying that out. Just a college kid, with not much money, and some aspirations in life that I'd prefer to not have dashed with a court case like that. Nonetheless, interesting to keep eyes on.
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June 22nd, 2013, 01:55 PM #124Member
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Re: Open carry and what you should know before you do it
It appears to me that all the links I found on this forum to access the flyer are broken and cannot access them. Not sure if they were taken down, but I would love to get my hands on one of them, or at least hope that someone can put up the link again, so I can print some out for myself.
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June 22nd, 2013, 01:59 PM #125
Re: Open carry and what you should know before you do it
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July 10th, 2013, 05:01 PM #126
Re: Open carry and what you should know before you do it
Can an out of state person open carry in pa without a license of any kind?
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July 10th, 2013, 05:16 PM #127
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July 10th, 2013, 06:17 PM #128
Re: Open carry and what you should know before you do it
In a legal sense, yes, but it's mostly not very practical at all. Remember that unlicensed OC is limited to foot travel only, no vehicle travel except for an extremely limited circumstances.
Also remember that traveling by vehicle with a loaded firearm (no long guns) is legal with a license/permit from any state. They just can't carry concealed unless they have a license/permit from a reciprocal state.While many claim to support the right, precious few support the practice.
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December 25th, 2013, 02:01 PM #129Junior Member
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Re: Open carry and what you should know before you do it
I've been reading information posted in various places on this web site about issues like open carry and the License to Carry a Firearm (LTCF).
In several places I found statements that clearly state a LTCF is required to carry a firearm in a vehicle!
This is not an absolutely correct statement! There are exceptions!
I think it would be much better if those who write the material for those portions of the web site like the one explaining open carry did not leave out part of the law they wish to explain.
It is just as easy to be accurate in our explanations as it is to be inaccurate, but it's much better to be accurate!
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December 25th, 2013, 02:08 PM #130
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