Can I

[tom vito]

Can I, legally, allow my wife to carry one of my hanguns(bought and papaerwork in my name, not hers) with her LTC permit?


Thanks,
Tom

[PisnNapalm]

Yes. 10 characters...

A gun is not registered to a specific person. If you want to make it "even more legal" so to speak, you can even hand her the gun and say "Honey I give this to you." and the gun is now hers.

[Pa. Patriot]

Yes, she can.

Loaning of handguns is generally prohibited by 18Pa.C.S.§6115

But one of the exceptions is if the loanee is licensed:

(b) Exception.--
(1) Subsection (a) shall not apply if any of the
following apply:
(i) The person who receives the firearm is licensed
to carry a firearm under section 6109 (relating to
licenses).

Additionally, slightly related, there is no paperwork/FFL needed for transfers of ownership of handguns between spouses.
ref: 18Pa.C.S.§6111(b)(3)

[headcase]

The previous responses are correct. What you should be aware of though, is that there has been more than one documented case of people having their firearms taken during a LEO encounter simply because the firearm is run against the illegal state police database and it comes back as not in your name. If this happens, your wife may have the firearm confiscated illegally, then you may have to petition the court to get your property back.

[tom vito]

The previous responses are correct. What you should be aware of though, is that there has been more than one documented case of people having their firearms taken during a LEO encounter simply because the firearm is run against the illegal state police database and it comes back as not in your name. If this happens, your wife may have the firearm confiscated illegally, then you may have to petition the court to get your property back.

I'm not quite sure I understand your message.

Why would it be in the "illegal state police database" if I leggaly obtained it?

[knight0334]

I'm not quite sure I understand your message.

Why would it be in the "illegal state police database" if I leggaly obtained it?

The State Police maintains an illegal registration of firearms and the transferee's of said firearms(handguns). Courts ruled it wasn't a "registration", but rather a "database". However it is treated as a registration.

[fingers80002]

I'm not quite sure I understand your message.

Why would it be in the "illegal state police database" if I leggaly obtained it?

The "database" is trying to be used "illegaly" as a "registery."

[headcase]

I'll take a stab at making myself a bit more clear, when I wrote Illegal state police database, I was referring to a database that the PSP maintains. This database is compiled from all the gun sale information that by law the PSP is required to destroy, IIRC. This information, such as firearm serial number, purchaser name, address, DOB, and other facts, is then made available to pretty much any LEO in the state. If you are involved in an encounter with a LEO, and your firearm is taken, they will run it against the stolen weaponreports, and this database. If you are not the owner, according to this database, they will take the firearm. In other words, they use this info database in the same way they would if there was a required registry. This is obviously illegal and against state and federal law. But the courts have allowed it to exist for the stated reason that it is not a COMPLETE record and as such can't be considered a registry. It sucks, but it is what it is. Just a heads up on how it currently works here......

[tom vito]

Thanks for the info. I read the post a few times, and was not getting that you may have been implying that the "database" itself was the illegal part. Thanks for clearing that up.

[knight0334]

Thanks for the info. I read the post a few times, and was not getting that you may have been implying that the "database" itself was the illegal part. Thanks for clearing that up.

The only thing the database records is handguns, pistols, revolvers, SBS's and SBR's as definition of a "firearm" in PA law. Longguns are not recorded.

"Firearm." Any pistol or revolver with a barrel length less
than 15 inches, any shotgun with a barrel length less than 18
inches or any rifle with a barrel length less than 16 inches, or
any pistol, revolver, rifle or shotgun with an overall length of
less than 26 inches. The barrel length of a firearm shall be
determined by measuring from the muzzle of the barrel to the
face of the closed action, bolt or cylinder, whichever is
applicable.