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Pennsylvania Licenses to Carry
Firearms
Dillon Harris
he License to Carry Firearms (LTCF) is a vitally
important tool for gun owners in Pennsylvania,
allowing the carry of firearms in vehicles or on
or about their persons, however, it is also critically
misunderstood.1
Firearms are a heavily regulated and
frequently misunderstood area of law, subject to two or
three frequently overlapping layers of regulation-federal,
state, and local. In Pennsylvania, the General Assembly
has regulated firearms, including their transportation,
and carrying, throughout the Commonwealth via the
Uniform Firearms Act (UFA).2
Section 6120 of the UFA,
Limitation on the regulation of firearms and ammunition,
establishes both express and field preemption preventing
any county, municipality, or township from regulating
firearms, ammunition, or ammunition components.3
As
local regulation is preempted, 18 Pa.C.S. § 6109 is the sole
licensing mechanism for that purpose throughout the
Commonwealth. This article will provide an explanation
of what an LTCF is, who is eligible, and some of the most
common pitfalls to be aware of relating to LTCF's.
Pursuant to 18 Pa.C.S. § 6106, absent an LTCF, it is a felony
of the third degree or misdemeanor of the first degree,4
for an individual to transport a firearm5
in their vehicle or
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What is a License to Carry Firearms?
A License to Carry Firearms is a license, valid for a period
of five years, issued by the sheriff of each county9
authorizes a licensee to carry a " firearm " 10, 11
which
concealed
on or about their person or in a vehicle throughout
Pennsylvania.12
and sheriffs
Much like a driver's license, the LTCF
application, and the license itself, is uniform throughout
the Commonwealth. The application is on a form
prescribed by the Pennsylvania State Police13
are precluded from requiring additional information or
implementing their own forms.14
Notably, although the
PSP prescribes the standard application form, the form
T
concealed on their person, with very limited exceptions
such as travelling directly to or from hunting or fishing
activities or directly to or from a target shooting location.6
It
is also unlawful to carry a firearm upon public streets or any
public property during a state of emergency,7
something
Pennsylvanians have been subjected to numerous times
over the last several pandemic-stricken years, without an
LTCF. Finally, a License to Carry Firearms is required to carry
a firearm, rifle, or shotgun at any time upon the public
streets or public property in Philadelphia.8

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