Yesterday, the Senate Finance Committee discussed, the “Gas-Operated Semiauto Firearms Exclusion Act (GoSAFE),” which bans the possession of a plethora of hunting, sporting, and self-defense semiautomatic firearms.
Senate Bill 279 prohibits the importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, receipt or possession of a gas-operated semiautomatic firearm and gives the Attorney General, with the consultation of the Department of Public Safety, the discretion to identify what gas-operated semiautomatic firearms will be placed on the list of prohibited firearms. If passed, current owners of a “newly” banned gas-operated semiautomatic firearm will be required to register those firearms by January 1, 2026, and carry a copy of their notarized “registration” form at all times when outside their private property – which means carrying it along to the duck blind and upland fields or face breaking the law.
With 10 days left of the 2025 legislation session, this sportsmen-cratering bill could be brought up for a vote in the Senate Finance Committee at any time. Use the Take Action button to email the committee urging them to support sportsmen and vote “No” to SB 279. Remind them that criminals are not purchasing their firearms through legal means, so adding more restrictions to law-abiding sportsmen and gun-owners will do nothing to reduce criminals engaging in violent crime.
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