Is your state a "Open -carry state" ?

[techwrtr2]

Texas is not open carry.

Which is odd...

 

[kenmac]

ALabama is open carry

 

[RoyJackson]

Would you care to elaborate on that a bit? The common wisdom is that carry in the vehicle is considered concealed and I've never read otherwise. Not saying you're wrong, but it's counter to every description of what you can/cannot do that I've come across.

I think this will answer your question:
Open carry does not require a permit of any sort (except for cities of the first class...Philadelphia, in this case...in Phlly, you need a permit for open carry in the city). It is every Pennsylvania citizen's right.
However, when you get into a car, that weapon becomes "concealed", at least in the mind of some person's of anti-2nd Amendment mentalities. In those case, people have been charged with carrying a concealed weapon without a permit (LTCF).
Does that make sense...no, of course not. But there have been cases (don't ask me to quote any, but go on the Pennsylvania Firearm Owners Association website for more information.

Did that answer your question?

 

[kenmac]

when you get into a car, that weapon becomes "concealed",

Same here. Permit required

 

[techwrtr2]

I think this will answer your question:
Open carry does not require a permit of any sort (except for cities of the first class...Philadelphia, in this case...in Phlly, you need a permit for open carry in the city). It is every Pennsylvania citizen's right.
However, when you get into a car, that weapon becomes "concealed", at least in the mind of some person's of anti-2nd Amendment mentalities. In those case, people have been charged with carrying a concealed weapon without a permit (LTCF).
Does that make sense...no, of course not. But there have been cases (don't ask me to quote any, but go on the Pennsylvania Firearm Owners Association website for more information.

Did that answer your question?

I interpreted your earlier post to indicate that you believe it not illegal to carry in your vehicle without a permit which is why I questioned.

From PFOA quoting the PA Code since I decided to go looking for it:

18 Pa.C.S. § 6106: Firearms not to be carried without a license
(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.

18 Pa.C.S. ? 6106: Firearms not to be carried without a license

I interpret the above as stating that it is not legal to carry a weapon in a vehicle sans LTCF... there are exceptions of course but if you read through them they are rather restrictive and also explicit. The implication being that while it is perfectly legal to open carry here in the commonwealth, you probably are breaking the law driving there with a gun in your car. PFOA members were pushing legislation this year that would have removed some of those transport restrictions, but it died during the session. Calling it a concealed weapon while in a car is a misnomer probably intended to translate well to less educated people.

:2cents:

 

[Larry Caldwell]

Texas is not open carry.

Yeah, and in Texas it's illegal to carry a sword. I always thought that was weird. I think it's the only state in in the USA that forbids carrying a sword.

 

[sherpa]

Go here for more info:

OpenCarry.org |

sherpa