18 Pa.C.S.A. section 6106 makes carrying any firearm in a vehicle in Pennsylvania a third-degree felony unless the driver holds a Pennsylvania License to Carry Firearms. Unloaded long guns and stored weapons being transported between lawful uses are exceptions.
Section 6106 covers concealed firearms on a person and any firearm in a vehicle, regardless of whether it is loaded. A Philadelphia driver without an LTCF cannot keep a handgun in the glove box, console, or under the seat without committing a felony. Section 6106(b) lists exceptions, including transporting a firearm in a secure wrapper between residence and place of purchase, a target range, repair shop, or hunting ground when complying with section 6106.1. Long guns are not classified as firearms under section 6102 unless their barrel is short, but loaded long guns in vehicles still violate the Game Code. Federal preemption bars any further Philadelphia-only rule.
Vehicle carry without an LTCF is a third-degree felony under 18 Pa.C.S.A. section 6106, with up to seven years prison and fifteen thousand dollars fines, even for first-time offenders.
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