However , the act states that any person may not carry a firearm in a city of the first class ( Philadelphia is the only one in the Commonwealth ) without a permit or falling under an exception .
Thus it is legal to do so without a permit .
The act states that any person may not carry a firearm in a city of the first class ( Philadelphia is the only one in the Commonwealth ) without a permit or falling under an exception .
Thus it is legal to do so without a permit .