Other States that don't allow Semi's?

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PAfurhunter

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I live in Pennsylvania (obviously), and you can't use a semi-auto rifle for any hunting. Not small game, not varmints, nothing. It seems like everyone on here uses an AR, which leads me to believe that this is not a common law. Does anyone else live in a state where these rifles are not allowed?
I think it's kind of ridiculous that I can't even use a 10/22 for squirrels, and I see no reason for this law.
 
PAfurhunter,
I agree with you! There is NO reason for the type of action used for hunting to be regulated.

Further more, it is unAmerican! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/angry-smiley-055.gif
There are no restrictions on action types, in Ohio.

However, a few years back there was a restriction to the amount of ammunition allowed in a slug gun for the deer gun season, which became 3 rounds. A plugged shotgun is required for the deer gun season, the same as it is for waterfowl hunting. This decision was based on safety, as there were some alarming statistics on accidents with slug guns. Handguns, have no magazine restrictions, but there are no recorded accidents from handgun hunting usage.

Good hunting, Bowhunter57
 
that is pretty dumb, The intent of the law is to keep people from shooting people with a semi auto, as if the bad guys are going to 1, go to a store and buy a gun, and 2, care if they are breaking the law with a stolen or hot gun. I am unaware of any other states with such restrictions, I don't think california even has one like this, All I can say is you live in a state were liberal democrats rule the state, either do something about it, or you might consider moving, the later is prolly the best choice
 
If I am not mistaken, PAs semi-auto law has been in effect forever. I think it was an early 20th century reaction to the fear that semis would give hunters an unfair advantage over hunted game and had nothing to do with crime. Kind of like the 3-shot limit in shotguns and many other laws that made sense to some at the time they were passed.
 
Contact your state legislators and tell them you want it changed. Get everyone you know to do the same thing. Sure beats complaining on the internet.
 
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PAfurhunter,
I agree with you! There is NO reason for the type of action used for hunting to be regulated.

Further more, it is unAmerican!





I moved here from out west, where the laws and restrictions are nothing even close to what PA has. If you were familiar with the number of people who live and hunt in this overpopulated place, then perhaps you would understand why there are no semi's allowed for hunting here other than shotgun. Over 1,000,000 hunters participate on opening day deer season every year....that's more people than we have in the US Army. Would you want to be in the woods, in woody, hilly terrain, close quarters, with a bunch of people packing semi's? No way, dude, not a chance. It's dangerous enough as it is without having semi's to worry about. When I first moved here, all I heard about was all of the shooting accidents that occur during the hunting seasons here, I mean people shooting across the road, shooting towards houses, etc...and the list goes on. as far as it being unAmerican....PA isn't a state anyway...it's a commonwealth...it's own little world. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused1.gif
 
I lived in Texas for 3 years....and that spoiled me pretty bad. I will move back west again someday, as I am not a fan of the eastern ideas and practices...not that they are right or wrong....I just dont care for em, and someday I will go west again. My buddies I used to hunt with in Utah carried an AK47 and the other an AR15....and it didn't seem like a real big deal. To move out of the state would be the simplest solution to your problem, because the people here are afraid and against change. Glad I'm a transplant. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
Not even California has a law that dumb, and everyone knows Cali is the king of dumb gun laws, hence my screen name is t/c223encore not FlatTop223.

t/c223encore.
 
It sounds like there is a lot of felony stupid going on in PA if people are pulling the kind of stunts listed... as such, can anybody in the enforcement world in that state possible think about jailing a few folks and banning their hunting priv's for 2-3 years /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused1.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused1.gif
 
I used to want Semi's to be legal in PA. One time several years ago I was out on game lands and witnessed someone illegally hunting with a semi auto .22 at a running rabbit. I was only 50 yards away on the other side of a small hill. Since then, I have no more problems with semis not being permitted.
 
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PAfurhunter,
I agree with you! There is NO reason for the type of action used for hunting to be regulated.

Further more, it is unAmerican!





I moved here from out west, where the laws and restrictions are nothing even close to what PA has. If you were familiar with the number of people who live and hunt in this overpopulated place, then perhaps you would understand why there are no semi's allowed for hunting here other than shotgun. Over 1,000,000 hunters participate on opening day deer season every year....that's more people than we have in the US Army. Would you want to be in the woods, in woody, hilly terrain, close quarters, with a bunch of people packing semi's? No way, dude, not a chance. It's dangerous enough as it is without having semi's to worry about. When I first moved here, all I heard about was all of the shooting accidents that occur during the hunting seasons here, I mean people shooting across the road, shooting towards houses, etc...and the list goes on. as far as it being unAmerican....PA isn't a state anyway...it's a commonwealth...it's own little world. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused1.gif



but I don't see how this makes it any safer really? Think about it, if a person gets a stray bullet from a semi-auto, from a bolt action or from a single shot it won't matter, it will still do the same damage.
 
I have to admit, some hunters should not be allowed to hunt at all, but they do. At least they can't use semi's. Too bad the responsible hunters have to suffer. Sadly, I see a few used semi-autos in deer calibers at my local gun shop. I am almost 100% positive that they were used for hunting. People are just ignorant of the law. The problem really is the number of hunters. There is a lot of private land and most of the hunters are packed on public land. Really, really packed. Where I live, I have only one private property to hunt on (other than my own house, but that's just two acres). Most of my hunting is done on my grandparents' land in Snyder/Juniata, and I live in Lebanon county.

Most of these laws are really archaic and dumb. They're going to let hunters use atlatls for deer this year. They're spears. THROWING SPEARS! At least we can bait coyotes and use electronic decoys now.
 
PAfurhunter,
You guys have short season there too don't ya? One week for gun season isn't it? A longer season might alleviate some of the crowding and dumb stuff going on with it. Is the season set by tradition or by herd size? Food for thought.
 
Unfortunately, you will find most game regulations involving firearms and ammunition to be a little off of reality. Take for instance TN… they do not allow 22 cal firearms for hunting deer? That means that no one can even be in the field with a 22cal from the beginning of November until the middle of January! That is most of our bobcat and fox season! We also can’t use buckshot for coyote… the biggest they allow is BBB! The list goes on… so I won’t. Pa and a lot of the other eastern states are steeped in the “old” way of doing things, they will never change as long as some of the older council members are there. I fear the only thing that can be done is to wait until these older council members retire and some younger minds step into their place. At the same time we should not sit idly by and keep our mouths closed… we need to be speaking to anyone who will listen. I know… I have been doing it for a couple years now. You have a PA predator hunters association, use it! The more voices that they hear from an “organized group” the more they are likely to listen. I started the Mid South Predator Callers Association for this reason! They didn’t want to hear from “a” guy who wanted something changed, so I came to them with an organization. They listened… I have a good source that tells me that the 22cal restriction could be revised this year! Let’s hope… two steps forward and one step back… I am still getting one step!
 
We have a two-week rifle season for deer. Our deer situation is not good, in my opinion. Many hunters are forced to hunt on land with few deer when there are acres upon acres of private land that are overpopulated with deer. That's why we have such a high rate of vehicle accidents involving deer. The highest in the country, I believe. The population is there, but it's unaccessible. People just don't want hunters on their land.
 
A good hunter is only going to need one or two shots anyhow.
A semi armed idiot will blow off a whole mag at somthing he was not able to hit anyway wounding game and endangering others.Sooory to bust your bubble but semis are not really needed for most hunting.
Saying that I have to confess i am building an AR just for Prarie dog and Yotes. Here semis are limited to a five round mag 4+1 in the chamber. .22's are forbidden for deeror any other "Big Game" Someone had what they thought was a good reason for these laws, they may have been misinformed or had an agenda. the anti hunters are all over the place trying to find reasons to mount protests over us inhuman hunters. But when the deer heards over populate and begin starving they do nothing but obstruct sound game managment /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smiliesmack.gif sorry rant off
 


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