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Pa. House debate fails to pass ban on machine‑gun conversion devices; motion to reconsider filed
Summary
After more than an hour of debate and floor questioning, the Pennsylvania House on Oct. 1, 2025 voted 101–102 to defeat House Bill 18 66, a measure that would add machine‑gun conversion devices to the list of prohibited offensive weapons; a motion to reconsider was subsequently submitted to the House record.
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Oct. 1, 2025 defeated House Bill 18 66, a proposal to add machine‑gun conversion devices to the state’s list of prohibited offensive weapons, by a recorded vote of 101 yeas to 102 nays. After the tally, the House received and entered into the record a signed motion to reconsider the defeated vote.
The bill’s sponsor, Representative Steele (Allegheny County), urged support on grounds of public safety and law enforcement protection. “Chief McIntyre’s surviving family wants these senseless devices off the street, and so does every police chief that I represent,” Steele said on the floor. Steele described the devices as “small pieces of metal, sometimes plastic, often 3‑D printed, about the size of a Lego” that “allow a shooter to fire a staggering array of bullets with a single pull of the trigger.” She added, “I am a gun owner. I carry a gun. I will use my gun if I need to. I respect the Second Amendment. This bill does not violate the Second Amendment.”
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