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  1. August 23rd, 2009, 10:07 PM #1
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    Default Open Carry - Was It Ever Illegal in PA?

    So, I wrote the following statement in the 'I Saw A Man With A Gun!' handout...
    http://forum.pafoa.org/concealed-ope...it-8-24-a.html
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    "The act of openly carrying a firearm is legal… and has been since our independence!"

    And I believe that's true (or I wouldn't have written it).....

    I also know you can't carry openly everywhere (such as court facilities), but other than the currently specified no-go places/times...

    Does anyone know if there ever was (in the past) any law in PA that made open carry, in public, in general, unlawful?

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  2. August 23rd, 2009, 10:12 PM #2
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    Default Re: Open Carry - Ever Illegal in PA?

    laws only make conduct illegal
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  3. August 23rd, 2009, 10:52 PM #3
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    Default Re: Open Carry - Ever Illegal in PA?

    not that I can recall.
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  4. August 24th, 2009, 09:53 AM #4
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    Default Re: Open Carry - Ever Illegal in PA?

    A LTCF is needed during declared emergencies. Not sure when that was enacted though.

    The natural order of things is for open carry. You are not hiding the possible deadly threat that you might be. If people don't know you, they can avoid you or at least avoid 'disturbing' you in anyway!

    And we need to change vehicle carry laws and exceptions clauses about where or under what circumstances you can even have an unloaded firearm in a vehicle etc.
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  5. August 24th, 2009, 09:35 PM #5
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    Default Re: Open Carry - Ever Illegal in PA?

    Illegal everywhere in cities of the "first class" (Philly) without a LTCF
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  6. August 24th, 2009, 09:37 PM #6
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    Default Re: Open Carry - Ever Illegal in PA?

    prob a dumb question, but what make a city "first class"? is it the size? how many live there?
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  7. August 24th, 2009, 09:39 PM #7
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    Default Re: Open Carry - Ever Illegal in PA?

    Quote Originally Posted by Strapped View Post
    prob a dumb question, but what make a city "first class"? is it the size? how many live there?
    It's how many people live there.

    Good description here.
    http://forum.pafoa.org/open-carry-14...ss-1-city.html
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    Default Re: Open Carry - Ever Illegal in PA?

    Quote Originally Posted by Strapped View Post
    prob a dumb question, but what make a city "first class"? is it the size? how many live there?
    Any city that has a million or more residents is a city of the first class.

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  9. August 24th, 2009, 09:41 PM #9
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    Default Re: Open Carry - Ever Illegal in PA?

    Quote Originally Posted by Strapped View Post
    prob a dumb question, but what make a city "first class"? is it the size? how many live there?
    Its a million or more people.
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    Default Re: Open Carry - Ever Illegal in PA?

    Quote Originally Posted by Strapped View Post
    prob a dumb question, but what make a city "first class"? is it the size? how many live there?
    "First class" is a city with more than a million people.

    EDIT: wow in 1 minute before this two other people posted the same thing lol
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