xXxplosive

I carry in Pa. under the strength of a Florida permit. With all the concern about having you weapon totally concealed in fear of someone in a store crapping out after spotting your CCW. What happens here in Pa. if your pistol becomes exposed and someone sees it.......Is this a OC state and does it really matter here ?

Major G

Pa is an oc state. I used to live in central pa and carried frequently there (cc). I had a friend though that oc'd pretty frequently. He only ever had one walmart employee ask him to cover it.

SHOOTER13

PA is both a "shall issue" conceal carry ( with LTCF permit ) and an open carry state. The one exception is open carry in the city of Philadelphia ( Class 1 )

More info for an out of state permit holder can be found on:

Pennsylvania Firearm Owners Association

( I personally carry all the laws of my state ( printed out ) with me in my car...just in case. )

And here is a link to a flyer @ paopencarry forum...

http://paopencarry.org/forum/your-pe...carry-t-4.html

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unloved

For the sake of clarity, the exception is that a LTCF or license/permit from a state with which Pennsylvania has a reciprocity agreement is required for carrying openly in Philadelphia. Outside of Philadelphia, no license/permit is required for carrying openly.

PAFOA, the site SHOOTER13 linked to, is a great source for PA specific information.

Steve261

As long as you can legally possess the firearm, no license or permit (except for Philly) is needed to open carry in the state.

You do need a license to carry or permit to carry or transport the weapon in your vehicle to places you want/need/desire to open carry.

xXxplosive

Thanks for all the responses......so let me see if I got it straight.
If I'm in a store or restaurant in PA and if by some reason someone see's that i have a firearm on me due to my jacket moving or my shirt lifting there is no problem as long as I have my CCL on me.....right ? Unlike states with no OC policy.........

unloved

Not quite. There's no guarantee that an uninformed citizen won't call the police. There's no guarantee that a LEO responding to such a call won't also be uninformed. You're legal, but there could still be a problem.

I can tell you that I've been carrying a concealed pistol in Pennsylvania for 15 years and I've never had a problem. I don't worry about perfect concealment and no one's ever called the police on me.

xXxplosive

Thanks.......................I always do my best to keep it concealed always. I believe the element of surprise is 90%...everything else is accuracy.