HARRISBURG — State Sen. Chris Dush, R-Brookville, introduced a plan to protect the constitutional rights of law-abiding Pennsylvania firearm owners and fight any possible infringement from the federal government.

“The right to keep and bear arms was so important to our founding fathers that they specifically instituted it in both the U.S. and Pennsylvania constitutions,” Dush said. “Law-abiding firearm owners should not have their rights restrained by misguided — and frankly, largely symbolic — efforts to mitigate the illegal use of weapons.”

Senate Bill 624, which Dush introduced with state Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Greene Township, would prohibit state and local government officials from enforcing any new federal gun restriction laws, regulations and executive orders enacted after Dec. 31 that are in conflict with the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution.

The bill also:

“It is as important now as it ever has been to protect our families and property by using the means given to us constitutionally,” Dush said. “Some of the rhetoric coming from Washington, D.C., underscores the need to confirm that we believe in those rights as they were established more than 200 years ago. I will do the work necessary to protect those rights for the next 200 years and beyond.”

Senate Bill 624 has been referred to the Senate State Government Committee for future consideration.