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[Aragorn243]

In Pennsylvania, you want to purchase a long gun you have a couple of options. Buy one from your buddy and you hand him the cash, he hands you the gun. The other option is buying from a dealer. Then you must go through a background check which can take anywhere from 5 minutes to 3 hours depending on the day of the week and the number of sales going on that day statewide. Buying a handgun requires a background check no matter who you purchase it from.

No requirement for purchase, no requirement for locked storage although new firearms must come with a trigger lock which is usually a very cheap piece of plastic which is discarded immediately upon removal.