Pennsylvania prohibits any person, even the holder of a license to carry a firearm, from knowingly possessing a firearm in a court facility or knowingly causing a firearm to be present in a court facility, with certain limited exceptions.¹

Pennsylvania has no laws prohibiting firearms in the following places, although administrative regulations may apply:

• Bars and other places where alcoholic beverages are sold or served;
• Places of worship;
• Sports arenas;
• Gambling facilities; or
• Polling places.

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1. 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 913.[↩]