[Vigilanteman]

Firearms: You can walk into any Cabela's, Gander Mountain, whatever, pay for your firearm and walk out the same day as long as you pass the mandatory federal test or don't have some court order prohibiting ownership. No registration requirement. Philadelphia tried to impose one, but got slapped down by the state legislature. There is a very strong 2nd Amendment culture here and gun stores galore. The NRA held a recent national convention in Pittsburgh.

License: Probably better check it out with Penndot here: http://www.dmv.state.pa.us/new_residents/driver_license.shtml

At worst, if they won't accept your alternative documents and you drive regularly, you'd probably have no problem passing the test here, though we do have the b***s*** requirement of a physical.

[Utilizer]

At worst, if they won't accept your alternative documents...

The 'alternative documents' were a problem in the recent past, but I managed to circumvent some problems with some lower-level agencies with two important facts:

First, the VA card can not be issued to anyone who was not in the military, therefore it is not a Civilian ID card but a Military ID card, issued by a legal Federal Agency. Active Duty or Inactive, it is still a valid Military ID.

Second, the International Motorist's Certification photo ID has no expiration date on it -because one could not be legally established for it. Different countries have different times between when their nation's licenses must be renewed. Three, Four, Seven years -all countries had their own standards. All your Certification established was that you had met the minimum standards established between nations to recognize the basic traffic laws and signs for the signatory nations. You would at the most be required to pass a 'brush-up' exam now and then, however, depending upon the time frame involved.