A friend of mine tells me that it is illegal to bring hand guns into PA to go to a shooting range there. I find that hard to believe. Anyone have the facts?

As long as they are unloaded and cased you are fine.

Short answer your friend is WRONG. PA has very common sense gun laws, so as long as your HG is unloaded in the trunk you are fine. Nothing in NJ law says you can't leave the state to go to the range.

 

 

**Handguns in NY are a different story.

This is a common myth that sometimes appears on gun forums. You may bring firearms, including handguns, to PA to go to a range or club to shoot. Just use common sense--transport in the trunk (or secured container) unloaded.

 

Many of the members of my club in PA are residents of NJ. So if it were illegal, the police in PA would have rounded up hundreds of us years ago.

 

When I first got into shooting, I was told by an acquaintence that bringing guns across state lines was "a federal offense" and "interstate gun running" and punishable up to 15 years in federal penitentiary. When I made an inquiry with the attorney general's office of PA, the woman who answered the phone just laughed, then reassured me that there is no problem, as long as you are not a prohibited person and your possession in your home state is legal.

http://njgunforums.com/forum/index.php?/topic/36419-pa-transport/page__hl__transport__fromsearch__1

 

This was a similar thread that I started a while back. enjoy.

Took mine to a gun show a couple weeks ago in PA. I must admit it was a little strange giving it to a PO to put a zip tie on it. No problems.