PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania officials closed a gun-law loophole on Friday that allowed residents to get concealed-carry permits online from Florida — sometimes after their applications were rejected at home.

Both states deny carry permits to convicted felons. However, Pennsylvania also has a morals clause that lets police reject suspects under criminal investigation or people with long arrest records. Rather than appeal, an increasing number in recent years turned to what new Attorney General Kathleen Kane called “the Florida loophole.”

“If you cannot get a permit in Pennsylvania, then you should not have a gun in Pennsylvania,” Kanesaid.

While the tweak won’t match the impact of a one-a-month purchase limit or other reforms, the gesture suggests that gun-control advocates have a new ally in Kane, who took office just weeks ago.

Kane worked with Florida officials to amend a 2001 reciprocity agreement designed to let gun owners legally carry weapons when they travel. About 4,000 Florida permits have been issued since 2001, many to inner-city Philadelphians.

Philadelphia officials blame at least one 2010 murder on the loophole, that of a teen shot 13 times by a 28-year-old man who obtained a Florida permit after his Pennsylvania concealed-carry permit was revoked.