Owning a gun in Pennsylvania, page 1

Here's a link for a page on Pennsylvania's website that has at least some of their gun laws: www.pacode.com...

In case the information you're looking for is on another page here's their main link: www.pa.gov...#

For those looking for laws from other states look here: www.fleamarketjunction.net...

Hope this helps.

reply to post by Mainer

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A Glock would actually be my first choice. That or something from Smith and Wesson.

reply to post by crgintx

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I've had a BB gun for as long as I can remember. I don't remember the last time I shot it, though.
Whenever I go to my cousins house, we would usually go up into the mountains and shoot birds and squirrels with his .22, so I do have some experience with a real gun.

Did you happen to see the post by My Sock Puppet in the thread you started in BTS ?

www.belowtopsecret.com...

Links to all the laws are posted there.

reply to post by anxietydisorder

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Any chance My Sock Puppet is an alias that you use?

It looks like your profile at least.
No I didn't. I forgot I actually started that thread.
Thanks for the info, too. If it is you....

reply to post by jtb2008

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My Sock Puppet is indeed my sock puppet.
I use it when I log-in on someone else's computer so my anxietydisorder log-in information remains private. But it has to be the most obvious alias on these boards and the signature link and information in the profile gives it all away.

Did you find the links helpful though.

reply to post by jtb2008

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JTB, being familiar is not the same as being proficient. I am proficient with my carry firearms but I practice alot with my air rifles and air pistols. I was in the military for 20 years and I was surprised by how poorly most shooting instructors in the military shot during actual competition until I spoke with one and found out that while he trained folks to shoot 3-4 days a week, he himself rarely shot his weapons. He asked me how was it that I shot so well not being a security specialist or infantry man. I explained that I shot nearly every afternoon with my air rifles or air pistol and recycled the lead pellets(cast bullets) to use for my firearms. He asked me how long I practiced and I said usually no more than 30 minutes and never more than hour except on monthly match days. Crosman, Daisy and Gamo all make clone guns of various firearms like the Glock. Those $30 Chinese spring guns that look like an SKS or AK, use the exact same trigger part as the real guns because they are rolling out of the same Norinco factories. Every Special Forces personnel fires the actual weapon, he will go into combat with many more times than the common infantryman whose issue weapon is seldom fired except for qualification. When you are hunting and there's a possiblity that there's other hunters competing for the same game, a single shot is what you want to bring down your quarry, not a rapid fire volley that gives your position away and brings every hunter in the woods in your direction. Combat is another proposition all together and I'll let those with more experience expound on that. Get an airgun for practice and hunting small game, have a firearm for larger game and self-defense.

reply to post by anxietydisorder

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Yeah I did. The PSP and Gunlaws websites I had already been to. The AOL one was helpful though. Some of it doesn't make sense because it is in legal-speak, but I got the jist of most of it.

reply to post by crgintx

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"JTB, being familiar is not the same as being proficient"
I know it isn't.
It's not like I'm gonna start carrying it around in public once I get it. I would go to a range to learn to shoot it. I want it mostly for personnal protection in my home, cause I'm paranoid, not as a concealed weapon.

reply to post by cbianchi513

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18 for shotguns, but 21 for handguns? That makes no sense at all. You'd think it would be the other way around.
I was thinking of a .45, but that will go to the back of my mind now. Researching shotguns now.

I thought we were the Independence State now? I thought Uncle Eddie changed it. Oh well.

Oh, thanks btw.

reply to post by cbianchi513

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I've lived in Pa all my life actually. Sorry if it came across as I just moved there. It will always be the Keystone State to me, But I could have swore Uncle Eddie (Rendell) changed the name to the Independence State.

"Pennsyltuckey"
Are you from the groundhogs town? Punxatawny? (sp)
Can you recommend a model from Mossberg? I went to their website and am in love with the JIC Series. They really are me. For the paranoid survivalist!

reply to post by jtb2008

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I live right outside of Harrisburg. We call it "Pennsyltucky" around here as a joke too... ultra conservative area you'd swear was in the bible belt.

I have an old 590 military model for the around-the-house stuff. I've fouled it in the field before, and actually cleared it by putting a round through it! Needless to say, I'm biased. Don't know where you'd go to get one nowadays. Perhaps surplus?

Here's a guess... see if they'll ship to Pa from NZ.
www.guncity.co.nz...

Don't know if that is the best price you'll find. I was curious how readily available they are. It's worth the price to me.

I suppose that any pump action shotgun would do. Just make sure the construction is solid. I also have the 500 model (Mariner) I got before serving, and it still does just fine.

Edit: link added



[edit on 10/2/08 by cbianchi513]

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