Firearms Industry Consulting Group (FICG) is proud to announce that last night, at the Washington Township, Berks Co., Board of Supervisors unanimously decided to table a proposed Firearm/Archery Ordinance that would have limited the ability of property owners, under certain circumstances, to even practice archery on their own property, after FICG submitted a letter to the Board advising of the potential state and federal law violations, as well as, violations of Article I, Section 21 of the PA Constitution and the Second Amendment of the US Constitution.
While the exact provisions of the Ordinance are unknown, as the draft was merely proposed and no vote was taken to ever advertise the Ordinance, Reading Eagle reporter C. Ryan Barber originally reported on the proposes Ordinance in his October 26, 2012, article titled Proposed Ordinance Would Limit Archery Practice. Thereafter, Attorney Joshua Prince, seeing the article, submitted a letter to the Board advising of the state and federal issues and advising that he was prepared to take legal action if the Ordinance was enacted.
After discussing the issues with Township Solicitor Dan Becker, the Board of Supervisors decided that no further action would be taken on the Ordinance.
Furthermore, in relation to to two existing ordinances, 76-5(B) (limiting the possession of a firearm in the Township’s park) and 79-3 (limiting possession of a concealed firearm without a license), the Township is in the process of revising these ordinances in compliance with 18 Pa.C.S. 6120. It is our understanding that Section 76-5(B) will be struck from the Ordinance/Code and that all of 79-3 will be repealed.
FICG is extremely grateful to Solicitor Becker and the Washington Township Board of Supervisors for considering its letter and taking the appropriate action in relation to these issues.
If you know of a Township that is considering an ordinance relating to Firearms, Archery or Knives, please contact us so that we can discuss what action can be taken.
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Published by Joshua Prince, Esq.
With our 2nd Amendment rights being attacked at both the Federal and State level, and the ATF (Burea of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives) trying to close down FFLs (Federal Firearms Licensees) for minor infractions while making FFLs the scapegoat when the ATF's records are inaccurate, I want to take this opportunity to introduce myself. I am one of only a handful of attorneys across the US that practices in the niche area of law known as firearms law. I decided to concentrate my legal practice on firearms law not only because I am a shooter and firearms enthusiast, but also to ensure that our inalienable Right to Keep and Bear Arms is never encroached upon.
I handle cases at the Federal and State level for both FFLs and individuals. At the federal and state levels for individuals, I actively defend the 2nd Amendment of the US Constitution and Section 21 of the PA Constitution, as well as, help individuals with:
- License to Carry Firearms Denials;
- Challenges to Erroneous PICS Denials;
- Relief from Firearms Disabilities;
- Estate Planning Advice;
- Gun/NFA Trusts; and
- 42 USC 1983 Actions for Deprivation of Civil Rights
At both the state and federal levels, I represent FFLs and SOTs throughout Pennsylvania and the US regarding:
- ATF Compliance Inspections;
- Warning Letters and Hearings;
- FFL Revocations;
- Corporate Structure Advice
- Indoor/Outdoor Range Implementation; and
- Forfeiture Proceedings
In following my love for firearms and firearms law, I have taught several Continuing Legal Education (CLE) seminars on Firearms in Estates and Trusts and Firearms Law 101 for several Bar Associations, including Berks, Cumberland, and Dauphin Counties. I also planned and taught several Firearms in Estates CLE classes for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI).
While at Widener Law School, I was a member of the Widener Law Journal. I wrote an article on the Inaccuracy of the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record (NFRTR). I also had an article published on Fee Disputes in Workers Compensation cases in the Widener Law Journal, Volume 18, No. 2.
You can often find me posting on several internet forums, including Subguns, Uzitalk, AR15, and PAFOA. I also hold PA Firearms Law classes for local ranges to inform the public on the firearm laws of the Commonwealth.
Following in my father's footsteps, I am also a Board member for the Pottstown Police Athletic League (PAL).
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Way to go Joshua. We need to fight these people at every turn. Grat work!!! Joe Keffer
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