Age Requirements for Carrying or Moving Firearms

January 11, 2016

The minimum age requirement to carry and transport a firearm in a vehicle within Pennsylvania without the need for any type of permit is 18 years old.

Note: Some states are restrictive when it comes to carrying and transporting of firearms that they only allow transporting to and from the gun shops, repair shops, shooting range, carrier’s own house, business or other property. Other states do not have restriction.

To know more about carrying and transporting handguns, check the “Traveling in a Vehicle with a Firearm without a Pennsylvania Permit” section above.