# CCW in PA **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 8, 2009, 8:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ccw-in-pa/204316 "2009-12-08T20:24:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![SK360](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sk360/32/5933_2.png) [@SK360](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SK360)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2009, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ccw-in-pa/204316/21 "2009-12-12T15:40:00Z")
wow… seems they have sped the process up… when I got mine, it was right after Defazio was kicked out of office and this anti firearm mullen got put in. They closed the office on weekends and past 4pm, instituted that stupid post card waiting period (45 days minimum at the time) and you had to do the initial application in person. Had to take half days from work twice to get it. ---
**Author:** ![L67POWER](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@L67POWER](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/L67POWER)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2009, 3:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ccw-in-pa/204316/22 "2009-12-12T15:43:24Z")
They still changed it… When I got my permit, you got it the same day you went down… Now you gotta run around more… For Allegheny county atleast. ---
**Author:** ![forealfreal2001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@forealfreal2001](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/forealfreal2001)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2009, 4:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ccw-in-pa/204316/23 "2009-12-12T16:59:08Z")
> **[Uniform Firearms Act](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Firearms_Act)** > > The Uniform Firearms Act (UFA) is a set of statutes in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that defines the limits of Section 21 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, the right to bear arms, which predates the United States Constitution and reads: "The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State shall not be questioned." The laws range in scope from use of force in self-defense situations, to specific categories citizens that are ineligible to purchase or possess firearms. Basic info on pa right to carry. Check [www.pafoa.org](http://www.pafoa.org) for more in depth info. ---
**Author:** ![Sinner6.0L](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sinner6.0l/32/6016_2.png) [@Sinner6.0L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sinner6.0L)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2009, 7:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ccw-in-pa/204316/24 "2009-12-12T19:04:08Z")
i went down twice but i can’t really remember how long it was between trips, 2-3 weeks at the most ---
**Author:** ![forealfreal2001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@forealfreal2001](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/forealfreal2001)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2009, 11:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ccw-in-pa/204316/25 "2009-12-12T23:22:37Z")
mine took 6 days ---
**Author:** ![tom\_vito](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tom_vito/32/6000_2.png) [@tom\_vito](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tom_vito)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 6:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ccw-in-pa/204316/26 "2009-12-13T18:20:19Z")
> [@Fry != Addition? Fry = Replacement?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fry-addition-fry-replacement/41766/152): > > Please elaborate. My understanding is the only difference for Philly is you need a LTCF in order to open-carry (whereas the rest of the state does not require you to hold a LTCF to open carry.) An other county’s LTCF should be valid there as well. As I understand it, a LTCF or CCW permit is valid throughout the state of PA with the execption of “first class citys”. Philly is the only first class sity in the state of PA. But I maybe wrong on this. I will check it out. ---
**Author:** ![forealfreal2001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@forealfreal2001](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/forealfreal2001)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 6:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ccw-in-pa/204316/27 "2009-12-14T06:40:30Z")
Open carry without a license is the only exception for cities of the first class. No matter what you’ve heard a Pa LTCF is valid anywhere in the state of Pa. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ccw-in-pa/204316.md?page=1)