Pennsylvania CCW reciprocity map
See where your Pennsylvania permit is recognized, plus essential carry rules for the road, free to use and checked against official sources.
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Not legal advice. Carry laws change; confirm with official state sources before you travel. Pennsylvania entry reviewed May 17, 2026.
Where your Pennsylvania permit is recognized
Pennsylvania carry rules at a glance
What Pennsylvania permit holders should know
PA recognizes ~30 states' permits but ONLY for residents of those states aged 21+. No proactive duty-to-inform; must produce LTCF on demand.
Notable Pennsylvania restrictions
- Only resident permits from reciprocal states honored
- non-resident permits NOT recognized regardless of issuing state
- Permit holder must be 21+
- Philadelphia requires LTCF for open carry (not constitutional-carry-friendly in city)
- Must present license upon lawful demand
Sources and review
Armanac reviewed this Pennsylvania entry on May 17, 2026. We check state police, attorney general, licensing-agency, and legislative material, and keep formal reciprocity separate from permitless carry.
Your Pennsylvania permit, state by state
The direct answer for each destination, one page per state.
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