Open carry for non-residents?

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Hello,

I found this site via a thread on AR15.com. I was poking around and reading some information, I tried to search the forum but couldn't find the answer, so forgive me if this was answered already.

I live in NJ, and my friends and I travel over into PA from time to time to visit gun shows and sometimes visit some resturants and other businesses while in PA. I was wondering if anyone knows if open carry would be legal for NJ residents while they are in PA?

Thanks for your time.

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Pyrodox wrote:

Hello,

I found this site via a thread on AR15.com. I was poking around and reading some information, I tried to search the forum but couldn't find the answer, so forgive me if this was answered already.

I live in NJ, and my friends and I travel over into PA from time to time to visit gun shows and sometimes visit some resturants and other businesses while in PA. I was wondering if anyone knows if open carry would be legal for NJ residents while they are in PA?

Thanks for your time.

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Welcome to OCDO! You can OC in PA, but to OC in your car, OC in Philly or CC anywhere in PA you would need to have a NJ conceal permit. PA recognizes the permits of all 50 states.

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Thanks for the quick reply.

Yeah, I know about PA's CC laws, actually I'm in the process of getting a FL non-resident permit, as here in the People's Republic of NJ I am a mere peasent, and not afforded the luxuries of a NJ CC permit.

And thanks for the welcome, seems like a good group on this site/forum.

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Yes; Although, a LTCF is required to OC in Philadelphia and in/on motor vehicles of any type. Always check for yourself for places and locations that may be off limits.

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Notice how quickly you can get a response on this site!



Welcome!

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Pyrodox wrote:

Thanks for the quick reply.

Yeah, I know about PA's CC laws, actually I'm in the process of getting a FL non-resident permit, as here in the People's Republic of NJ I am a mere peasent, and not afforded the luxuries of a NJ CC permit.

And thanks for the welcome, seems like a good group on this site/forum.

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We're a good bunch here. I'm a DPRNJ refugee myself. Born in Newark, hung out in NYCfor a while as a teen, the joined the Navy and did my 20. My family still lives in Jersey and I just visited Mom for mother's day.

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BobCav wrote:

Pyrodox wrote:

Thanks for the quick reply.

Yeah, I know about PA's CC laws, actually I'm in the process of getting a FL non-resident permit, as here in the People's Republic of NJ I am a mere peasent, and not afforded the luxuries of a NJ CC permit.

And thanks for the welcome, seems like a good group on this site/forum.

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We're a good bunch here. I'm a DPRNJ refugee myself. Born in Newark, hung out in NYCfor a while as a teen, the joined the Navy and did my 20. My family still lives in Jersey and I just visited Mom for mother's day.

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Lucky you got out, hehe (of NJ, that is.) And thanks for your service. I was Army, unfortunately I ended up being medicaly discharged under a year in, can't go back now because of my lungs.

I hope to get out of NJ once I get everything straightened out from that whole episode (I figured I'd be in the Army, married by now... But my ex-fiance had different plans, maxed all my credit cards, stole my money and wrecked my car, while cheating on me, then left, then I got sick and discharged. Nice of her, huh? =P)

I like the premise of this site, and admittedly I'm new to the idea of open-carry myself... I had known it existed, but figured it was so "taboo" that no one did it anymore. And a lot of horror stories I heard about open carry, in recent light, seem to be just fabrications, and "what ifs" from people I suppose were similarly ill-informed on the subject.

Now, though, I think I and my friends might start to open carry where it is legal. I believe that if we don't exercise our rights, to the point where they are considered antiquated or un-needed, that makes it that much easier to have them taken away with the stroke of a pen.

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I too am a year out of NJ (Bergen County) and haven't looked back yet.

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BobCav wrote:

Welcome to OCDO! You can OC in PA, but to OC in your car, OC in Philly or CC anywhere in PA you would need to have a NJ conceal permit. PA recognizes the permits of all 50 states.

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For car carry, licenses from any of the 50 states is recognized, no matter your resident or non-resident status of PA, or being licensed from another state. Pennsylvania does not have a distinction in it's statute.

-Lonnie

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I haven't heard that PA will recognize any other states concealed carry permit. Does anyone have any links to show this?? Just curious because i was about to get an out of state permit there.

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Pennsylvania has reciprocity with many other states when it comes to firearms and license/permits. Go to the link belowe to find out which ones.

http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/crime.aspx?id=184