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Loaning a weapon

Bolt06

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I have a friend that is fully licensed to own and carry a firearm but is still looking for his first one. Is it legal to loan him a personal handgun of my own until he is able to purchase his own? I am trying to get him onto the OC side of life but I wanted to check first so I don't get trampled for it.
 

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Bolt06 wrote:
I have a friend that is fully licensed to own . . . a firearm
There is no "license to own" a gun in PA.

See below, appearing at http://www.acslpa.org/pa_uniform_firearms_act.htm:

§6115. Loans on, or Lending or Giving Firearms Prohibited.]

(a) Offense defined.—No person shall make any loan secured by mortgage, deposit or pledge of a firearm, nor, except as pro­vided in subsection (b), shall any person lend or give a firearm to another or otherwise deliver a firearm contrary to the provisions of this subchapter.]

(b) Exception.—]

(1) Subsection (a) shall not apply if any of the following apply:]

(i) The person who receives the firearm is licensed to carry a firearm under section 6109 (relating to licenses).]

(ii) The person who receives the firearm is exempt from licensing.]

(iii) The person who receives the firearm is engaged in a hunter safety program certified by the Pennsylvania Game Commission or a firearm training program or competition sanctioned or approved by the National Rifle Association

(iv) The person who receives the firearm meets all of the following]

(A) Is under 18 years of age.]

(B) Pursuant to section 6110.1 (relating to possession of firearm by minor) is under the supervision, guidance and instruc­tion (if a responsible individual who.]

(I) is ‘21 years of age or older; and]

(II) is not prohibited from owning or possessing a firearm tinder section 6105 (relating to persons not to possess, use, man­ufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms)]

(v) The person who receives the firearm is lawfully hunting or trapping and is in compliance with the provisions of Title 34 (relating to game)]

(vi) A bank or other chartered lending institution is able to adequately secure firearms in its possession.]

(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the transfer of a firearm under 20 Pa CS. Ch. 21 (relating to inter­state succession) or by bequest if the individual receiving the firearm is not precluded from owning or possessing a firearm under section 6105]

(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the loaning or giving of a firearm to another in one’s dwelling or place of business if the firearm is retained within the dwelling or place of business.]
 

Bolt06

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thank you.. I did miss type "licensed to own" part,i meant that he has a CCWlicense and haspassed the background checks. and thanksso much for the info. itwas most helpful.
 

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Remember, there is no legal definition of "loan" stating a length of time.



I got that from Steve in PA. Not an exact quote of course.
 

Steve in PA

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DJ TURNz wrote:
Remember, there is no legal definition of "loan" stating a length of time.



I got that from Steve in PA. Not an exact quote of course.
Close enough. But correct, as there is nothing that says how long it can be loaned. A day, week, month, year?????
 

Bolt06

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Steve in PAwrote
A day, week, month, year?????
I loan it for about two months at a time.. I get it back to go shooting at the range.:monkey

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Perfectly legal, as long as the other spouse can own/possess a handgun.

There is no transfer between spouses. My wife (who does have a license to carry) can carry any handgun that I own or bought.
 

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Ok so I guess you couldn't loan a gun to someone with out an LTCF so that they could open carry?
 

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Open carry is not mentioned at all in the Uniform Firearms Act, so for the purposes of loaning a firearm it doesn't exist. In short, if you're going to lend a firearm to anyone, they have to have an LTCF. How they decide to carry the firearm is a personal decision, but is totally separate from the lending provisions of the law.
 
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