Hi all.  New to the forum and a new (personal) gun owner.  I have a few questions for all of you.

 

I am a NJ resident for mail, taxes, etc.  I have an apartment in Philly, as I work out of there.  I recently got my NJ Firearms ID card, and the handgun purchase permit, and yesterday bought a Sig P226.  (I have a HK also, but that is a separate fed issue and does not have anything to do with the state of NJ).

 

1) Am I able to take my gun to my place of residence in PA?  Do I need to do ANYTHING with the state of PA to make it legal to bring my gun across the border from NJ?

 

2) Is there anyway to get a CCW in the state of PA these days?  I was reading about the FL/UT loopholes, but it appears the liberal Attorney General in PA has made up her own laws to end this.

 

3) I thought about applying for the FL permit, as it seems relatively straight-forward.  Has anyone done this recently, and can I still do it through mail as a non-resident of Florida?

 

I'm sure I'll have more questions, but this is a start.  Thanks for the insight!

Welcome PSU Pilot!

 

1) Am I able to take my gun to my place of residence in PA?  Do I need to do ANYTHING with the state of PA to make it legal to bring my gun across the border from NJ?

     If your PA apartment is a legal residence of yours, ie your name is on the lease. Then you may transport your handguns from residence to residence.

      Your handgun should be in a locked or in a secured case and unloaded. Do not transport hollow point ammo though as this is a gray area from residence to residence without a stop at a range in between.

 

2) Is there anyway to get a CCW in the state of PA these days?  I was reading about the FL/UT loopholes, but it appears the liberal Attorney General in PA has made up her own laws to end this.

     Not as a NJ resident! If you have a legal residence in PA, you should get your DL, mail and taxes in PA and then you can get a CCW but it will not be valid in NJ.

 

3) I thought about applying for the FL permit, as it seems relatively straight-forward.  Has anyone done this recently, and can I still do it through mail as a non-resident of Florida?

      Use the PA residence and distance yourself from NJ as much as possible.......You will be much better off!

 

Just my 2 cents. IANAL!

Be sure to research pa and specifically philly gun laws. I believe the laws IN philly greatly differ from PA as a whole. No carry, for example, IIRC.

No open carry in philly without a valid ccw permit vs the rest of the state.

 

 

If I was really in PA regularly I'd get a Texas permit and leave a second handgun in the apartment.

What is the federal issue with the Hk?

I was really in PA regularly I'd get a Texas permit and leave a second handgun in the apartment.

+1 to this

 

Maybe I missed it, but why not change your residence to PA? Lower taxes and more freedoms are a good thing.

You can get a Florida permit, but PA will not honor it because you are a NJ resident.