AG Kane closes "Florida Loophole"

[WhiteFeather]

And so it begins here

[General Geoff]

2. If you are a dual resident of Pennsylvania and Florida you need not
apply for a CCP in Pennsylvania if you currently hold a CCP from
Florida. You must, however, carry with you proof of your Florida
citizenry/residence along with your CCP identification when you are
carrying a concealed firearm either on your person or in a vehicle.

Umm, doesn't the UFA contain language that specifically makes carry licenses from ANY state, valid when in a vehicle in PA?


If this is the case, it simply means that you'll be forced to open carry outside of your vehicle if you rely on a florida license, and you won't be able to take your gun with you outside your car in Philadelphia (IANAL). The AG does not have the power to countermand statute.

[darkhunter]

So is my non resident Utah license still good?

[Curmudgeon]

So is my non resident Utah license still good?

As long as you have your PA LTCF, yes, it is good.

[Curmudgeon]

So? They can get an Arizona or Virginia permit or even a Utah permit.

Do you have a cite/source for this?

Because "they" haven't been able to get a Utah license since 2011, I believe.

Now it seems the others are off the list too.

[darkhunter]

As long as you have your PA LTCF, yes, it is good.

I'm not a resident of PA

[subdude]

n/m

+ 10 char

[anonymouse]

Do you have a cite/source for this?

Because "they" haven't been able to get a Utah license since 2011, I believe.

Now it seems the others are off the list too.

Wait, what happened with Utah? I must've missed it.

[darkhunter]

n/m

+ 10 char

Is a non resident Utah ltcf still good, this is the one I have, I'm not a resident of pa or Utah

[General Geoff]

Just looked up the statute.

18 Pa.C.S. § 6106
(a) Offense defined.--
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), any person who carries a firearm in any vehicle or any person who carries a firearm concealed on or about his person, except in his place of abode or fixed place of business, without a valid and lawfully issued license under this chapter commits a felony of the third degree.
(2) A person who is otherwise eligible to possess a [FN1] valid license under this chapter but carries a firearm in any vehicle or any person who carries a firearm concealed on or about his person, except in his place of abode or fixed place of business, without a valid and lawfully issued license and has not committed any other criminal violation commits a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(b) Exceptions.
...
(11) Any person while carrying a firearm in any vehicle, which person possesses a valid and lawfully issued license for that firearm which has been issued under the laws of the United States or any other state.

Entire statute trimmed to pertinent bit.


This also brings about its own interesting potential loophole, you might still theoretically be able to carry in Philadelphia under a nonresident FL license, as long as you're on a bicycle and not on foot.