Today, Chief Counsel Joshua Prince of the Firearms Industry Consulting Group® (FICG®), a division of Civil Rights Defense Firm, P.C., and 2025 candidate for the Commonwealth Court, filed an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief on behalf of Allegheny County Sportsmen’s League (“ACSL”), Firearms Owners Against Crime – Institute for Legal, Legislative, and Educational Action (“FOAC-ILLEA”), National Rifle Association (“NRA”), and Second Amendment Foundation (“SAF”) in Gun Owners of America, et al. v. City of Philadelphia, 9 EAP 2025, arguing that the regulation, in any manner, of firearms and ammunition, inclusive of their component parts, is preempted under both express and field preemption, as well as, under public and legislative reliance.
We anticipate, based on the breadth of Pennsylvania’s Uniform Firearms Act and other statutory provisions involving the regulation of firearms, that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court will hold that field preemption precludes the City of Philadelphia from enforcing its ghost gun ordinance, which regulates the personal making of firearms.
If your state or federal constitutional rights have been violated, or the federal, state or local government ever violate your statutory rights, contact FICG today to discuss your options.
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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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This is good.
Another question off topic.
Judges ruled that 18 to 20 year old have the right to purchase and carry firearms. So shy does the PSP hold background checks for 15 days when they purchase a gun?
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The Commonwealth court decision on this case is confusing and in dire need of reversal, i’m guessing a 70% baseline reversal rate for discretion granted cases at the PA Supreme court like the US Supreme court? Hopefully.
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