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Non-Pennsylvania residents must have a concealed weapons permit issued by their domicile state and a valid Driver's License. You are required to accompany your application with a copy of your domicile state concealed weapons permit and driver's license.
During the Constitutional Convention, the Framers understood the necessity of a citizen militia to resist a potentially oppressive military if constitutional order broke down. The Second Amendment codified the individual right to firearm possession to combat this fear.
Pennsylvania generally allows open carry of firearms without a license. In Philadelphia, you must have a license to openly carry a firearm. In order to lawfully carry a concealed weapon in Pennsylvania, you must be 21 or older and possess a current and valid Pennsylvania License to Carry Firearms.
In Pennsylvania, having a handgun in your car is considered carrying a concealed weapon. Violation of the statutes makes it a third-degree felony unless you have a Pennsylvania License to Carry Firearms (LTCF).
Constitutional Amendments – Amendment 2 – “The Right to Keep and Bear Arms” Amendment Two to the Constitution was ratified on December 15, 1791. It protects the right for Americans to possess weapons for the protection of themselves, their rights, and their property.
Pennsylvania is an open carry state. While the license allows you to carry concealed, you may also open carry if you so desire.
Pennsylvania Gun Laws STATE CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISION - Article 1, Section 21. “The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State shall not be questioned.”
Non-Pennsylvania residents must have a concealed weapons permit issued by their domicile state and a valid Driver's License. You are required to accompany your application with a copy of your domicile state concealed weapons permit and driver's license.
A person does not need to join a militia to receive the Second Amendment's guarantees to keep and bear arms. Instead, it guarantees that people have a right to "possess and carry weapons in case of confrontation."
During the Constitutional Convention, the Framers understood the necessity of a citizen militia to resist a potentially oppressive military if constitutional order broke down. The Second Amendment codified the individual right to firearm possession to combat this fear.