Pennsylvania § 6108 Carrying firearms on public streets or public property in Philadelphia

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 6108 — Carrying firearms on public streets or public property in Philadelphia

Pennsylvania § 6108

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 18CRIMES AND OFFENSES

PartPART II

Ch. 61FIREARMS AND OTHER DANGEROUS ARTICLES

Subch.UNIFORM FIREARMS ACT

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Bluebook

18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6108 (2026).

Text

No person shall carry a firearm, rifle or shotgun at any time upon the public streets or upon any public property in a city of the first class unless:

(1)such person is licensed to carry a firearm; or

(2)such person is exempt from licensing under section 6106(b) of this title (relating to firearms not to be carried without a license).

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Legislative History

2025 Unconstitutionality.Section 6108 was declared unconstitutional as applied on June 23, 2025, by the Superior Court of Pennsylvania inCommonwealth v. Sumpter, 340 A.3d 977 (Pa. Super. 2025). Cross References.Section 6108 is referred to in section 6109 of this title.