Just bought a S&W .38 Special. Wondering if I need a license to carry to take it back to the shop to try it out.
If so, how easy is it to get a license to carry in Pennsylvania?
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Yes you can. Just keep the gun unloaded in a case or bag and in the trunk of your car. Carry it in unloaded action open until you are at your firing position.
Go to the NRA website and click on Pennsylvania. They will have the specific rules for transporting a handgun in that state. Unfortunately the laws tend to vary state to state so its not helpful to give you general advice. Be very careful. Transporting a firearm incorrectly could lead to serious jail time. Its sad but its the world we live in today. Go to http://www.nraila.org/statelawpdfs/PASL.pdf
In PA.
You do not need a License to transport the firearm to or from a place to shoot. YOu must go directly to and from… no stops in between.
The weapon must be unloaded, and the bullets stored separately.
Open carry in PA is LEGAL without a license… as long as you are on FOOT and not in the city of Philadelphia….and then you need a license
PA is a SHALL issue state. If you can get a gun… pretty good chance you can get a license to carry.
You need to go to your local sheriff’s department and get a form… fill it out… wait no longer than 45 days to get a response….if there is no reason to deny…then they SHALL issue a license.
Welcome to the free state of PA
Can’t tell you about PA laws but here in WV you don’t need a permit. As long as you have the pistol unloaded and in a case and the ammo stored in another location, say glove box or trunk of your car, you can take a pistol to a range here to shoot. Did it all the time, before I got my conceal carry permit.
You may want to check the laws on your state’s webpage. Here is a link:
http://www.pafoa.org/law
Check that out to hopefully find your answer.
You may transport an unloaded handgun in a locked case, inaccessible to the driver (in your trunk), with ammo in a separate and locked container. If you are 21 (I assume you are if you bought a handgun), a Pennsylvania resident, you simply present yourself to the County Sheriff, fill out an application, and if you have lived an uneventful life the Sheriff "shall issue" a license to carry a concealed firearm within 45 days of application, OR inform you why you were denied. There is no requirement for training, however I would highly recommend that you seek out training. In Pennsylvania, a license to carry allows you to carry a loaded handgun on your person or loaded in a vehicle. It does not relieve you of the responsibility of knowing where you CANNOT carry, such as airports, Federal buildings, courthouses, and schools. You may NEVER carry a loaded long gun in your car in Pennsylvania.
A license to carry means that you’re permitted to have a loaded handgun with you while out in the general public. Such as you can bring your revolver to the store, movies, restaurant, etc. In most states you need this permit to have it concealed, in others it’s legal to have it in plain view (open carry) with no permit.
A shooting range is a place, usually privately owned that is designed for shooting. The only time you need a permit at a range is if you are in a state that requires you to have a permit to own a handgun. I suppose that the range fee could technically be considered a permit to use the facilities.
So no you do not need a license to carry to bring your revolver to the range. Transport laws are different than carry laws. I’m not sure on the specifics for PA, but generally if your firearm is unloaded and either cased and/or inaccessible you’re legal to transport it in your vehicle. Different states have different definitions of unloaded, but if you store the ammo separate from the cased revolver you should be fine
go ahead and take it to the range if they say anything that is your answer.