What are the current laws
pertaining to EMS carrying firearms?
PA is a rather pro-gun state. Commonwealth Licenses to Carry
Firearms (LCTF) are shall-issue, and inexpensively available from every county
sheriff. PA is also an Constitutional Open Carry state, wherein carrying of a
firearm openly visible in a holster is legal so long as you aren't in a vehicle
or in the City of Philadelphia. A LCTF is required to conceal a firearm in
public, or carry one openly in Philadelphia.
If you are carrying a firearm as a duty of employment, then
you enter into territory governed by the same laws as armed security. That
requires some level of training and certification above the “average citizen”
in many states.
There are a few places where carry is either legally
questionable or prohibited. These include primary/secondary schools,
jails/courthouses/correctional facilities, and areas that are federally
prohibited, like federal buildings and the secure section of airports.
Additionally, many other businesses post signs that indicate they would prefer
folks not bring firearms onto their premises.
Additionally, in Pennsylvania, the State Department of
Health currently requires that every licensed EMS agency prohibit non-LEO's
from carrying firearms on their ambulances. Even outside PA, most ambulance
companies prohibit firearms from their ambulances (and often buildings and
premises) as a matter of “good business practice”
Oh, and as always, I'm not a lawyer. This isn't legal advice, etc, etc, etc.
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