On Wednesday, Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) signed legislation lifting Pennsylvania’s Sunday hunting restrictions.
The legislation he signed was House Bill 1431.
The NRA-ILA reported that HB 1431 “preserves Pennsylvania’s sporting heritage by increasing opportunities for hunters across the Commonwealth, acting as a vital hunter recruitment tool that will help attract the next generation of sportsmen and women.”
The PA Governor’s website released a statement from Shapiro upon the signing of the bill. The statement began, “This new law is about real freedom: the freedom to hunt, the freedom for families to pass down traditions to the next generation, and the freedom for the Pennsylvania Game Commission — the experts who know our hunters and our wildlife best — to set hunting seasons that work for today’s Pennsylvania.”
Shapiro added, “By repealing this outdated ban on Sunday hunting, Pennsylvanians can spend more time outdoors, with more chances to share traditions and a stronger future for conservation. I’m proud we came together to bring Pennsylvania’s hunting laws into the 21st century and honor the traditions that make our Commonwealth special.”
AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News and the writer/curator of Down Range with AWR Hawkins, a weekly newsletter focused on all things Second Amendment, also for Breitbart News. He is the political analyst for Armed American Radio, a member of Gun Owners of America, and the director of global marketing for Lone Star Hunts. He was a Visiting Fellow at the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal in 2010 and has a Ph.D. in Military History. Follow him on Instagram: @awr_hawkins. You can sign up to get Down Range at breitbart.com/downrange. Reach him directly at
