bob1961 said:
ConCrnd_Sprtsmn said:
I would have thought the issue was a loaded gun in or on the pickup...
yes during hunting, but they were in there yard target shooting..............bob
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Sec. 2503. Loaded firearms in vehicles.
(a) General rule. - Except as otherwise provided in this title, it is unlawful for any person to have a firearm of any kind in or on or against any conveyance propelled by mechanical power or its attachments
at any time whether or not the vehicle or its attachment is in motion unless the firearm is unloaded.
Bob, this part of the law doesn't mention anything about: while in the act of hunting, trapping, etc..
I do see that it does say, "at any time". I take that to mean exactly that. There are to be no loaded firearms on or in a motorized vehicle, or its attachments unless one of the exceptions apply.
Now, I have a question:
Why is it "safe" to:
randy1953 said:
The day before bear season my son and I were sighting in our rifles,my son could'nt get a solid rest at the proper angle to the target. So he decieded to shoot out of the back of his pick up. While setting up a Deputy warden stopped and warned us that this will be a violation if we shoot out of the back of the truck. The truck was parked in his yard.What do you think?
when we are teaching students in Hunter Ed classes that you never ever shoot out of or on a vehicle, because of the dangers involved? And, don't tell me that a backyard is so much safer than a country road or a farmer's field. Safety issues are safety issues, no matter how anyone wants to paint them.
And, yes, I am aware that you are allowed to shoot out of/off of vehicles in other states. That doesn't make it any less dangerous. It doesn't change PA law.