The anti-gun House Democratic leadership just reported four gun control bills from committee today. The vote was entirely on party lines, with all Democrats voting to pass gun control and all Republicans voting against restricting our constitutionally-protected rights.

Here are the gun control bills that passed and will be reported to the House floor:

• 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.

But there is some good news. Due to your efforts, Representative Shusterman’s bill to restrict handgun purchases to one per month (HB 837) was not considered in committee today. Representative Dan Miller (D-42) entered a “No” vote, causing Chairman Tim Briggs to pass over the bill.

Another positive was that Republican Chairman Rob Kauffman (89) submitted an amendment that would have substituted Constitutional Carry for one of the anti-gun bills. Unfortunately, the amendment was defeated with all Democrats voting against it and all Republicans voting in favor of Constitutional Carry.

The four anti-gun bills will now go to the House floor for consideration, where they can be voted on as early as next week.

Stay tuned for future updates on the status of these and other bills in the coming weeks.