Help Me Legalize Semiauto Rifle Big Game Hunting In Pennsylvania

[RealMuddyboots]

Wow, I thought I was reading a NFW crossbow thread. The choice of firearm includes a SA rifle. It's absurd to think OMG there will be bullets sprayed everywhere! News flash, SA weapons are legal for deer hunting. Not rifles but SA shotguns shooting a single projectile (no buckshot). So please tell me WTH is the difference? Expand it to rifles, magazine restriction to 5 to be similar to SA shotgun and be done with it. The photo is from this years PA regs. Yes, signing the petition.

General Hunting Regulations

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[2Die4]

Thanks for signing!

I, too, fail to see the difference between allowing a semi shotgun, but not a semi rifle...or pistol for that matter.

 

[Benfromalbuquerque]

The orange army is legion in the PA deer woods. I think adding rapid fire high power rifles sounds like an unnecessary liability. Sounds maybe worse than it is, as has already been mentioned NY allows semis for deer. NY doesn’t seem to have disproportionate deer season accidental shootings. OH always allowed semi shotguns and now also permits semi straight-wall rifles with the caveat that no long gun holds more than three shells.

 

[Schutzhund]

I read it and I'm wondering what the reasoning is for wanting them to be legalized? Being able to spray a barrage of bullets across the field or hillside does not contribute to safe hunting especially in a state with 630,00+ hunters in the state.
And this statement on the petition is not real-life. Even with a recoil or gas operated semi-auto you will lose the sight picture.

Semiautomatic rifles allow for faster, more accurate follow-up shots without disturbing the sight picture, which is crucial for quickly and humanely dispatching wounded game.

Look it up my friend, you can double that number of licenses sold...


Over 1.2 million buck tags? Eek

If you haven't experienced a few PA opening days you can't appreciate the lead being thrown in the air at times. It's not true for every corner of the state but it can be bad. You are safest in a tree stand


That's why I'm here...hunting western states and Alaska.

Pa resident..for now

 

[Schutzhund]

I like AR rifles just not in our deer woods. Love me, hate me ..I'll still buy you a beer if you are ever near 717 lancaster county.