PSA for anyone that might be taking a stroll up there. If you don’t have a CCW you can’t have a pistol in the car. Unloaded in a case doesn’t matter it’s a felony and you can be charged. I repeat, save for seven or so exceptions, you cannot transport a pistol in a vehicle in the PA commonwealth, without a CCW. You have committed a felony. Rifles can be transported.
No, it's not always a felony.................
Let's review actual statute and not opinions, shall we?
Title 18 § 6106 Firearms not to be Carried Without a License
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), any person who carries a firearm in any vehicle or any person who
carries a firearm concealed on or about his person, except in his place of abode or fixed place of business,
without a valid and lawfully issued license under this chapter commits a felony of the third degree.
(2) A person who is otherwise eligible to possess a valid license under this chapter but carries a firearm in
any vehicle or any person who carries a firearm concealed on or about his person, except in his place of
abode or fixed place of business, without a valid and lawfully issued license and has not committed any other
criminal violation commits a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(b) Exceptions.--The provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply to:
(11) Any person while carrying a firearm in any vehicle, which person possesses a valid and lawfully issued
license for that firearm which has been issued under the laws of the United States or any other state.
(15) Any person who possesses a valid and lawfully issued license or permit to carry a firearm which has
been issued under the laws of another state, regardless of whether a reciprocity agreement exists between the
Commonwealth and the state under section 6109(k), provided:
6(i) The state provides a reciprocal privilege for individuals licensed to carry firearms under section
6109.
(ii) The Attorney General has determined that the firearm laws of the state are similar to the firearm
laws of this Commonwealth.