![]() ![]() Please contact Scaringi Law, or call us at (717) 775-7195 to consult with an experienced hunting and firearms lawyer. The lawyers at Scaringi Law can provide proactive and comprehensive legal guidance on firearms law to ensure your firearms rights are protected. It is important to remain updated on any changes in hunting and firearms laws. Have Questions? Speak with an Experienced Firearms Attorney However, it is legal to hunt deer, bear, and elk with semiautomatic centerfire shotguns that fire single-projectile ammo. It is also unlawful to hunt with semiautomatic handguns. It is unlawful to use semiautomatic rifles to hunt deer, bear, turkey, or elk. Semiautomatic rifles, air- or gas-powered rifles, and manually operated handguns may be used to hunt small game and furbearers. The law prohibits hunting with automatic firearms. There are no magazine capacity restrictions for semiautomatic rifles used for hunting small game and furbearers. A plug must be a one-piece filler installed such that removing it without disassembling the gun or magazine isn’t readily possible. Shotguns used for hunting small game, furbearers, turkeys, waterfowl or crows are limited to a 3-shell capacity in the chamber and magazine combined. It is safe practice to discharge a loaded muzzleloader or crossbow into soft ground before loading them for vehicle transport. Those with a License to Carry Firearms permit are exempt, but remember that many sporting firearms are not authorized under that permit. Have a cocked or loaded crossbow in, on, or against any conveyance propelled by mechanical power.Have any loaded muzzleloading firearm in, on, or against any conveyance propelled by mechanical power.Have a loaded firearm in a powered watercraft, or shoot from a powered watercraft in motion.Have a loaded firearm in, on or against any motor vehicle (or any vehicle attachments), regardless if parked or moving.They can get into attics, walls, and ceilings, gnawing on wires and getting trapped in chimneys and flues. Squirrels cause problems by digging in yards and gardens, raiding bird feeders, and gnawing holes near gutters and eaves to invade homes. Under Pennsylvania law, it is prohibited to: They also will use chimneys, attics, and soffits to den. A License to Carry Firearms Permit is issued by a county sheriff or the Philadelphia Chief of Police.Ī hunter with a Sportsman’s Firearms Permit may not carry a concealed handgun or a loaded handgun in a vehicle, and may not carry a handgun during bowhunting or spotlighting. A Sportsman’s Firearms Permit is issued by county treasurers. To lawfully carry a handgun while hunting, a hunter must carry a Sportsman’s Firearms Permit or a License to Carry Firearms permit. The following is an overview of the firearms regulations in place for this season. There are new firearms rules for the 2018-2019 Pennsylvania hunting season, and we’re here to make sure you understand them. ![]()
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