A spokesman for the Gun Owners of America discusses the multiple bills that House Judiciary Chair Tim Briggs is set to put up for vote in Pennsylvania.
It’s bad enough when a state has to go through a vote for a gun law that could violate the rights of private gun owners. But imagine seeing many of them pop up at once.
That’s exactly what House Judiciary Chair Tim Briggs is doing in Pennsylvania, as he’s set to introduce a series of anti-gun bills up for vote next week. They include the following:
HB 837 (One Gun A Month) — Limits handgun purchases to one gun per month. This is a blatantly unconstitutional rationing of an enumerated right. Moreover, these rationing laws have been declared unconstitutional in federal court as recently as June of 2025.
HB 1099 (Undetectable Firearms) — This bill would make it a 3rd degree felony to manufacture, import, sell, ship, deliver, possess, transfer, or receive a firearm made entirely of a non-metal substance. Undetectable firearms are a myth, and there should be no restrictions on the type of gun we should be allowed to make or own.
HB 1593 (Universal Registration Checks) — This bill would outlaw the private sale of long guns unless you get government permission first. It would also set the stage for a registry in Pennsylvania for all firearms transactions, just like there is for handguns presently.
HB 1859 (Red Flag Gun Confiscation Orders) — This bill would create Red Flag Gun Confiscation Orders, allowing “ex parte” star chamber proceedings where only one party presents evidence before a judge with no right to face the accuser until AFTER firearms are seized through an order by a pliant judge.
HB 1866 (Glock Switch Ban) — Efforts to make “Glock switches” and other machine gun conversion devices triply illegal are nothing more than virtue-signaling. It will do absolutely nothing to prevent evil people from committing crimes since criminals ALREADY ignore the federal ban on these devices.
While the Democratic lawmakers took an oath to uphold the PA and US Constitution, it appears that Briggs is doing anything but that. As a result, Pennsylvania citizens could see a number of these laws unfairly applied to them.
So what can be done about this? A spokesman for the Gun Owners of America joins us now to discuss the situation. Either Stephen Willeford or Mark Jones join us to discuss the situation further. We welcome them to the show!
Q&A:
- Why is Tim Briggs introducing these potential gun laws to Pennsylvania now, especially in the face of what happened to Charlie Kirk next week?
- Out of these potential laws being introduced, which one is likely to be the most damaging to private gun owners?
- Does it seem ridiculous to limit private gun owners to one firearm purchase a month? What if more are needed for the case of safety?
- How unfair are Universal Registration Checks in the long run? Haven’t we seen other states try this in the past?
- This state is the latest one to go after “Glock switches.” Why do they believe this is such a danger to citizens?
- What can Pennsylvania citizens do to have their voices be heard in this argument?
- The Gun Owners of America recently hosted a GOALS 2025 event. Tell us more about it, and what you have planned for the next show.
- FOR STEPHEN: You recently wrote a book called A Town Called Sutherland Springs: Faith and Heroism Through Tragedy, revolving around your 2017 “hero with a gun” situation. Tell us more about how this came together, and why it’s such an important read right now.
- FOR STEPHEN: Where can people find your book?
- You can purchase the book here on Amazon, both in paperback and Kindle format.
- FOR MARK: Tell us more about the Hunter Outreach program.
- Where can we learn more about you, as well as Gun Owners of America?
- You can learn more at http://www.thebarefootdefender.com. You can also read more about the Gun Owners of America at https://www.gunowners.org/.
About Mark Jones…
Mark Jones serves as a National Director and National Spokesperson for Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Gun Owners Foundation (GOF).
Mark, a Certified Wildlife Biologist® for three decades, began working for Gun Owners of America over four years ago after retiring from government service where he had 30 years of experience performing wildlife research, publishing peer-reviewed scientific papers, managing wildlife resources, working with hunters and recreational shooters, supervising and mentoring other professionals, and engaging in legislative issues and governmental policy.
In 2021, Mark founded and currently leads Gun Owners of America’s National Hunter Outreach Program known as Second Amendment Hunters. The Program’s mission is to engage and involve America’s 16 million+ hunters in the political fight to protect the Second Amendment and the American hunting traditions.
Mark focuses on two primary areas: 1) GOA’s core mission of protecting and defending the Second Amendment through rigorous Legislative and Judicial actions, and 2) developing Second Amendment Hunters (SAH) into a national leader in protecting American hunting opportunities and traditions at the federal and state levels.
Mark’s responsibilities allow him to work to protect Second Amendment Rights and hunting traditions in Washington D.C., state capitals across the Country, and in the capital of his home state of Wyoming.
About Stephen Willeford…
Stephen represents Gun Owners of America and is known around the country as the “good guy with the gun” for helping stop the largest Texas mass shooting in the history of the state in 2017. He is available to speak about all gun rights issues, as well as the importance of Gun Owners of America. He is the author of the book A Town Called Sutherland Springs: Faith and Heroism Through Tragedy. You can read more about him at http://www.thebarefootdefender.com.
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