Gun Owner Betrayal in Pennsylvania
The Fight for Young Adults’ Second Amendment Rights Pennsylvania’s unconstitutional ban on firearm carry for 18 to 20-year-olds during declared emergencies is facing increased scrutiny. Despite young gun owners scoring a major legal victory, Republican Attorney General Dave Sunday has continued to defend this discriminatory restriction, betraying the Second Amendment principles he once claimed to […]
Gun Control Battles Brewing in Pennsylvania
Gun grabbers in the Pennsylvania General Assembly wasted no time introducing a wave of gun control bills that threaten the rights of law-abiding gun owners to kick off the 2025-2026 legislative session. Despite claims that these measures are to enhance public safety, the reality is that they do little to stop crime and instead punish […]
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In an era where personal freedoms and self-expression are constantly scrutinized, the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) has taken a bizarre step: banning finger guns in high school basketball. This new rule, aimed at curbing what officials deem “inappropriate conduct,” models the latest National Football League (NFL) “wokeness” and raises serious concerns about the increasing […]
PRESS RELEASE: Pennsylvania Gun Rights Announces the Introduction of Constitutional Carry in the Pennsylvania State House
Harrisburg, PA – Pennsylvania Gun Rights announced the filing of Constitutional Carry in the 2025-2026 legislative session of the Pennsylvania General Assembly. After several strategy discussions between PAGR and Representative Aaron Bernstine (R-08) of Butler County, Bernstine introduced Constitutional Carry on the floor of the House of Representatives. “Constitutional Carry is the simple concept that […]
Pro-Second Amendment Lawyer Joins Trump Administration As Key Adviser
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Constitutional Carry: The Fight to Restore Your Second Amendment Rights
Over the past few weeks, our Executive Director, Craig Storrs, has been hitting the Capitol to fight for your Second Amendment rights. With some big legislation on the way, Craig’s been meeting with lawmakers to make sure they understand just how important this is. The hot topic? The introduction of Constitutional Carry bills in both […]
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John Fetterman: A Wolf in Sheep’s Hoodie?
By: Dustin Curtis You might’ve noticed Senator John Fetterman talking differently about some issues lately, but Pennsylvania gun owners shouldn’t be fooled. Fetterman’s still the same guy who co-sponsored an “Assault Weapons” ban (S.25) as one of his very first acts in the Senate, showing where his real priorities lie when it comes to our […]
Raffle giveaway winner
From May 21, 2024, through August 12, 2024, Pennsylvania Gun Rights members had the opportunity to enter a raffle giveaway to win a PSA Freedom Rifle AR-15 in 5.56mm! With the Gun Control Lobby in Washington, D.C., itching to pass gun control, Democrats in Pennsylvania during the 2023-2024 legislative session saw the opportunity to cash […]
Pennsylvania Gun Rights Announces Opposition to Governor Shapiro’s Gun Owner Surveillance Slush Fund in PA Budget
Pennsylvania Gun Rights – the state affiliate of the National Association for Gun Rights – announced their opposition today, to several aspects of Governor Josh Shapiro’s proposed budget containing various forms of gun control.
“If Governor Shapiro and Speaker McClinton have their way, a 1.5-million-dollar taxpayer financed slush fund could be used to harass law-abiding firearm retailers and to spy on the social media accounts of countless pro-gun Pennsylvanians across the state,” explained Craig Storrs, Jr., Executive Director for Pennsylvania Gun Rights.
Storrs highlighted language in Governor Shapiro’s budget to direct a $1.5 million staffing increase for the Pennsylvania State Police and Pennsylvania Criminal Intelligence Center (PaCIC) that would create “auditors” to target firearm retailers while expanding the PaCIC’s social media monitoring.
“This development should alarm Pennsylvania gun owners and all persons concerned about governmental intrusion in their personal lives,” Storrs warned.
Pennsylvania Gun Rights has been mobilizing Second Amendment supporters across the Keystone State against the “Red Flag” Gun confiscation bill HB 1018 and the “Assault Weapons” Ban HB 336 in addition to several other pieces of the gun control lobby’s agenda.
With the open-ended language in the proposed budget, Pennsylvania Gun Rights is sounding the alarm about how this language could be an attempt at back-door gun control designed to bypass the traditional legislative process that has stifled the gun control lobby’s agenda so far this session.
“Governor Shapiro neglects to define, in any meaningful way, what a ‘problem firearms retailer’ is. He merely assigns sweeping blame for gun violence on firearms retailers without any proof to support it,” Storrs explained.
“That begs the question, is Shapiro planning on sending in enforcers from the State Police to bully and intimidate whoever he deems to be ‘problem firearms retailers’?” Storrs concluded.