I have relatives in western Pennsylvania who are armed to the teeth, yet none of them own an automatic pistol, just revolvers. State law sez you can’t hunt & carry a selfloader of any length.
IMO, the big-city politics of Philadelphia own the rest of a mostly rural state. Not the only state where this is true, though.
This is one of the scarier threads I have read.
You are correct that self loaders are illegal for hunting but there are plenty in this part of the state and a well handled revolver or bolt action is...well..
That said, we now have a Republican governor and we are working on the database issue.
Oops! Misread your post. Semi autos are not legal to hunt with. Perfectly legal for CCW and all other purposes.