Pennsylvania Gun Shows 2024 | List of Gun and Knife Shows in Pennsylvania (2025)

FAQs

What's the biggest gun show in PA? ›

As Pennsylvania's largest gun shows, Eagle Shows are known for events that offer something for the whole family in safe, comfortable locations throughout the Keystone state.

Gun show loophole, also called the private sale exemption, is a controversial term in the United States referring to the sale of firearms by private sellers, including those done at gun shows, that do not require the seller to conduct a specific federal background check of the buyer.

Absolutely! In Pennsylvania, selling or trading your personal firearm is legal as long as you follow the law.

Currently, Pennsylvania does not have any laws on the books that limit magazine capacity or that ban the purchase, sale, possession or use of large capacity magazines. Several states have implemented restrictions on LCMs, however, including Massachusetts, Maryland, Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York.

Concealed carry of personal firearms is permitted in the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex with the proper license in accordance with Pennsylvania law. When carrying your firearm, always adhere to all federal, state and local laws.

Under 18 Pa. C.S. §, you are not allowed to carry a concealed firearm on your person or to travel with a firearm in your vehicle without a valid license. However, an exception applies to carrying a firearm in your home or in your regular place of business.

Per §6122(a) (relating to Proof of license and exception) of the Uniform Firearms Act, you are required to be in possession of your Pennsylvania License to Carry Firearms while you are carrying your firearm concealed or in your vehicle.

Dealers pay a fee to accept credit and debit cards, and many are not shy whatsoever about passing that on to you. Also, for those of you of a haggling bent, having cash on hand greatly increases your bargaining position. - Don't bring cameras into the show. They're almost always forbidden, and are never appreciated.

No. A person that uses marijuana is prohibited from possessing or attempting to purchase a gun. While many states allow people to use medical marijuana and some states even allow recreational use, marijuana use is still illegal under Federal law.

Do you need a background check to buy a rifle in Pennsylvania? ›

You are allowed by law to purchase a long gun which includes a rifle or shotgun — without having to go through a background check. But If you wanted to purchase a handgun privately, you would have to go to a FFL dealer to complete the transfer of a firearm.

SHOT Show. The largest gun show in the United States is the annual SHOT Show. Only trade professionals, such as buyers for retail stores or law enforcement agencies, are allowed entry. It has attracted over 60,000 attendees to its 630,000 square feet of exhibition space in Las Vegas.

Armstrong and Westmoreland counties are among the most armed in the country, accordng to U.S. Census data on households with firearms. A separate list of the least-armed counties in America, also by City-Data.com, shows Allegheny County at 62nd with 24 percent of homes reporting gun ownership.

Pennsylvania had a rate of 859 gun purchases per 10,000 residents over the age of 21 in 2023. Montana, Wyoming and Alaska had the three highest population-based rates, respectively, with all three states having more than 1,500 guns purchased per 10,000 residents.

Licenses in 2021: 348,167

An estimated 40.7% of adults in Pennsylvania have guns in their homes.