Open carry in PA, on bicycle - sans LTCF

[Sav .250]

No matter where you are. It`s up to the you to know the procedures.

 

[Frank Ettin]

Title 75 is the vehicle code, isn't it?. Is there another definition for vehicle in the portion of the law that relates to carry?

Laws will generally make use of other laws for definitions. So it will be usual practice for a court trying to decide what "vehicle" means for the purposes of laws relating to carrying weapons to look to the Vehicle Code for the definition.

 

[TimSr]

Frank, how does one gain the standing to challenge the law without first taking the sucker's bet?

To challenge the law in court may not bring the desired results if that is what the law says.

Your better resolution would be to lobby your state legislators to change the definition of "vehicle" for the purposes of concealled/open carry. That a weapon in a vehicle would be concealed from view was probably the extent of the original intent. State lawmakers are much easier to access and talk to than congress, so I would at least hit them with a letter and phone campaign from PA residents.

In the meantime, getting the concealed carry papers can take a lot of guesswork out of the gray areas.

 

[jrmiddleton425]

For what it's worth: handgunlaw.us says no permit required for open carry. NRA implies that a permit is required if it's carried on you, regardless if it's concealed or not. The information you were given, could depend on what the person who told you read.

 

[Frank Ettin]

For what it's worth: handgunlaw.us says no permit required for open carry....

That is not accurate. Handgunlaw.us says (emphasis added):

Open Carry is legal except a valid permit/license is needed to carry a loaded firearm openly or concealed in a vehicle and for openly carrying in the city of Philadelphia...

The OP asked about carrying openly on a bicycle, and we've confirmed that a bicycle is a vehicle under Pennsylvania law.

So the OP's question has been answered, and I'm going to close this before we get any more incorrect information to deal with.