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10/25/2008

Firearm Reciprocity

State Honors PA? Honored by PA? Links
Alaska Yes Yes
Arizona Yes Yes
Arkansas Yes Yes
Colorado Yes Yes
Florida Yes Yes
Georgia Yes Yes
Idaho Yes Yes
Indiana Yes Yes
Kentucky Yes Yes
Louisiana Yes Yes
Michigan Yes Yes
Mississippi Yes Ambiguous [1]
Missouri Yes Yes
Montana Yes Yes
New Hampshire Yes Yes
North Carolina Yes Yes
North Dakota Yes Yes
Oklahoma Yes Yes
South Dakota Yes Yes
Tennessee Yes Yes
Texas Yes Yes
Utah Yes Yes
Vermont Yes No
  • No law prohibiting the carry of firearms.
Virginia Yes Yes
West Virginia Yes Yes
Wyoming Yes Yes
  1. Mississippi claims reciprocity, however Pennsylvania does not yet make mention of it.

Non-Resident Carry Permits

People who are not residents of Pennsylvania may apply for and receive a Non-Resident License To Carry Firearms in Pennsylvania. The process is exactly the same as it is for residents except that non-residents must possess a similar permit in their home state per the following statute:

18 P.C.S. 6109 (Licenses.)
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  • (e)(1) A license to carry a firearm shall be for the purpose of carrying a firearm concealed on or about one's person or in a vehicle and shall be issued if, after an investigation not to exceed 45 days, it appears that the applicant is an individual concerning whom no good cause exists to deny the license. A license shall not be issued to any of the following:
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    • (ix) A resident of another state who does not possess a current license or permit or similar document to carry a firearm issued by that state if a license is provided for by the laws of that state, as published annually in the Federal Register by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms of the Department of the Treasury under 18 U.S.C. 921(a)(19) (relating to definitions).
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Riparian Rights & Public Waters and Public Access
Public rights to and on the water is a very complex area of Pennsylvania law. In Pennsylvania, the public's rights to fish in a particular stream depends in large part on whether the stream is "navigable." In general, the public has the right to fish in a navigable waterway. The accepted test of navigability is whether the waters are used, or are susceptible to being used, in their ordinary condition, as highways for commerce. If the water met the navigability test at any point in its history, it remains a legally navigable waterway. There is no single published listing of all the navigable waters in Pennsylvania.

Although the public has the right to fish in a navigable stream flowing through private lands, this does not mean that the public has the right to cross posted private lands to get to the stream.

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Landowner Relations
Pennsylvania has a long and rich history of private landowners allowing the public access to on stream-side lands for fishing. While this practice has benefited generations of anglers, it also means that fishing as we know it in Pennsylvania is also very susceptible to privatization. Of our stocked trout waters, 83% are on private lands. About 70% of our wild trout waters are on private lands and 59% of our Class A trout waters are also on private lands.

The number one reason waters are removed from active management programs (like stocking) by the Commission is because of increased landowner posting in response to poor behavior such as littering, building open fires, trampling farm fields and blocking driveways and access roads. Preserving public access to private lands is a simple matter, but one that requires us all to take action to police ourselves. Recognize that the land you are on may very well be private property and act like a guest. Respect all postings, such as prohibitions against Sunday fishing.

Landowners: Did you know that Pennsylvania has legislation protecting landowners who hold their lands and waters open for free public recreational use? Read more about the Recreation Use of Land and Water Act.

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Public Shooting Ranges
Beginning April 1, 2011, those who shoot firearms at one of the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s State Game Lands public shooting ranges must possess and carry with them either an annual $30 range use permit or a current general hunting or furtaker license. Individuals without a range use permit or hunting or furtaker license may be fined. .

 
 

2012 Club Officers

President - Dean Wentzell Vice-President - Chris Schueck
Secretary - Bob Reiss Treasurer - Jack Yuhasz
Financial Secretary- Debbie Flyte