York City Council Withdraws Proposed Firearm Ordinance

Posted on by Joshua Prince, Esq.

As our viewers are aware, late Thursday, Chief Counsel Joshua Prince of the Firearms Industry Consulting Group (“FICG), a division of Civil Rights Defense Firm, P.C., filed a letter on behalf of Firearm Owners Against Crime – Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action (FOAC-ILLEA) with York City Council, cc’ing York County District Attorney David Sunday, regarding the Council’s recent consideration of an unlawful and unconstitutional firearm proposal.

Last night, CBS 21 reported that the proposal was being withdrawn by City Council after receiving the letter and discussing the matter with York County District Attorney David Sunday. Interestingly, City of York Mayor Michael Helfrich contends that FOAC-ILLEA’s letter had nothing to do with the decision, even though the decision to withdraw the proposal came immediately after City Council’s receipt of the letter and discussion of the letter with District Attorney Sunday on Friday. Perhaps more interesting is Mayor Helfrich’s contention that the proposal “never put a restriction on the possession of firearms within the city,” even though the text of the proposal, in relation to emergency declarations, specifically provided that:

No person shall discharge or carry firearms, guns, rockets, powder or any other dangerous instrument or combustible material or any other deadly weapon upon the streets or other public places or in any place to which the public has access within the City, during the period a state of emergency exists due to a proclamation issued by the Mayor or any extension of such proclamation by Council. (emphasis added)

In this vein, it is extremely disconcerting that the elected official, who proposed the ordinance, either does not know what his own proposal provided or is purposely misleading his constituents.

Regardless, thanks to FOAC-ILLEA, it appears that the proposal will not see further consideration. If you aren’t a member of FOAC-ILLEA, I would highly encourage you to join and if you are a member and in a financial position to do so, to donate to FOAC-ILLEA so it can continue to support important litigation defending our Rights.

If your state or federal constitutional rights have been violated, contact FICG today to discuss your options.

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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).

2 thoughts on “York City Council Withdraws Proposed Firearm Ordinance”

  1. Once again congratulations on another defense of the 2nd Amendment. Apparently these towns and cities don’t have any thing better to do with the tax payers’ money.

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