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crochetetc wrote:Second question ... you can only get a PA license if your license here has been issued?

That's correct.

crochetetc wrote:ok so I am wondering...no chl yet in the works.. If I carry a gun in the car hidden but within reach. I cannot go through the car pool and pick up my child unless I have a chl. My husband says you cannot get within 1000 feet of the school with it in the vehicle.

Is that right?

18USC922q:

(A) It shall be unlawful for any individual knowingly to possess a firearm that has moved in or that otherwise affects interstate or foreign commerce at a place that the individual knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, is a school zone.

My understanding is that the prosecutor must prove that the possession of said gun was involved in "interstate or foreign commerce." (This was the result of a Supreme Court decision that knocked down the original gun-free zone law.)

I won't lose sleep over this, as there isn't a state line within an hour's drive of Dallas.

Date of application for non-resident PA license (Centre County Sheriff's Office): 9/5/08
Date of receipt of said license: 9/19/08

2 weeks and $26...not bad. Now I don't have to fret about the DPS delays, as I'll still be able to carry legally after my TX permit expires in less than a month (well, I'll have to avoid the gun-free zones).

KBCraig wrote:One exception is being on private property; another is having a license to carry a concealed firearm issued by the state in which the school is located, if the license is only issued after passing after a background check.

That's exactly what I was looking for, thanks. A bit of searching based upon the information you posted here turned up this cite for future reference:

18USC922 (q)(2)(B)(ii)

http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/922.html

amber wrote:

brianko wrote:Yes, I'm aware car carry is legal without a CHL. Without going into a lot of detail, I sometimes find myself in federally-mandated "gun-free" zones, and I'd rather not tempt fate and my knowledge (or lack thereof) of the law by having a firearm in a gun-free zone without my CHL. I simply consider it additional insurance against unnecessary hassles.

A PA or NH license doesn't help with that in TX. Even if you're a PA or NH resident.

Doesn't help with what? Carrying concealed in a gun-free zone? That's something that's superseded only by a TX CHL? I don't recall seeing that exception in the MOU that Perry signed regarding reciprocity with PA...

boomerang wrote: 3. Why would you be carrying an expired TX CHL?

I doubt I'll get my renewal before my current CHL expires in October now that it's been kicked back due to a bad fingerprinting job. I would expect an LE will know my carry status once they run my DL. I'm of the belief that showing you CHL up front (even if you're just carrying in the glove box or elsewhere) is simply good manners. Like turning on your interior light at night, or keeping both hands visible...neither required, both smart.

Yes, I'm aware car carry is legal without a CHL. Without going into a lot of detail, I sometimes find myself in federally-mandated "gun-free" zones, and I'd rather not tempt fate and my knowledge (or lack thereof) of the law by having a firearm in a gun-free zone without my CHL. I simply consider it additional insurance against unnecessary hassles.

Here's the link for the PA/TX reciprocity agreement:

http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/administra ... rocity.pdf

But let's face it: If you're stopped in TX with an expired CHL, and present a valid non-resident PA permit, both you and the LEO know what is going on. Could your carrying of these two items be construed as an attempt to circumvent TX CHL law? That's the last thing I need, to be stopped in the middle of nowhere in the middle of the night, trying to explain why I'm carrying an expired TX CHL permit...

My renewal application just got kicked back due to a bad fingerprinting job by a local PD that will remain nameless. Now that I'm within 30 days of expiration, with no hope of seeing plastic in hand by that time, I was considering a PA non-res permit. My question: How do TX LEOs respond to non-res permits when it's obvious you're a resident of TX? Are there any hassles possible, or do they just go about their business as if you'd displayed a valid TX permit?