Today, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a 53 page majority opinion, a 2 page concurring decision by Justice Baer and a 16 page concurring opinion by Justice Dougherty which Justice Mundy joined, in the case of Commonwealth v. Hicks, which addressed whether the mere open or concealed carrying of a firearm constitutes reasonable suspicion of … Continue reading MONUMENTAL Decision from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court regarding whether the Open or Conceal Carrying of a Firearm is Reasonable Suspicion of a Crime
Author: Joshua Prince, Esq.
Firearms Law Seminar – September 21, 2019 at Trop Gun Shop
On Saturday, September 21, 2019, from 10am – 2pm, Chief Counsel Joshua Prince, Attorney Eric Winter, and Attorney Adam Kraut of Firearms Industry Consulting Group® (FICG®), a division of Civil Rights Defense Firm, P.C., in conjunction with Trop Gun Shop, will offer a four (4) hour seminar on state and federal firearms law at their … Continue reading Firearms Law Seminar – September 21, 2019 at Trop Gun Shop
Commonwealth Court Affirms That Pardoned Individuals Are NOT Prohibited From Purchasing and Possessing Firearms
Today, Chief Counsel Joshua Prince, of the Firearms Industry Consulting Group®, was successful in securing a 12 page decision by the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, wherein it affirmed that an individual who receives a full pardon is neither prohibited from purchasing and possessing a firearms and ammunition nor prohibited from obtaining a license to carry firearms. … Continue reading Commonwealth Court Affirms That Pardoned Individuals Are NOT Prohibited From Purchasing and Possessing Firearms
Class Action Certified Against Monroe County Sheriff Regarding Disclosure of License to Carry Firearms Applicant Information
Pursuant to a May 2, 2019 Order by Wyoming County President Judge Russell Shurtleff, a previous Order of February 7, 2019 granting class certification against Monroe County, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, Monroe County Sheriff Todd Martin and John/Jane Does, has been unsealed in a case involving the disclosure of license to carry firearms applicant … Continue reading Class Action Certified Against Monroe County Sheriff Regarding Disclosure of License to Carry Firearms Applicant Information
PA Republican Leadership Is Pushing Legislators to Enact Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) Bills
Not even several months since the Members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly pushed through an anti-due process and anti-Second Amendment amendment to the Protection from Abuse Act by misleading their constituents in enacting HB 2060, Republican Leadership is placing substantial pressure on individual members to enact an unconstitutional extreme risk protection order (ERPO) bill. In … Continue reading PA Republican Leadership Is Pushing Legislators to Enact Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) Bills
4th Annual FICG/Shooters Gauntlet Next EVOLUTION Machine Gun Shoot!
We are proud to announce that Firearms Industry Consulting Group (FICG)® (FICG®) and Shooters Gauntlet, LLC will be hosting our 4th annual Next EVOLUTION machinegun shoot at the Shooters Gauntlet on June 1-2, 2019, in celebration of the 2nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, and Article 1, Section 21 of the PA Constitution. During the … Continue reading 4th Annual FICG/Shooters Gauntlet Next EVOLUTION Machine Gun Shoot!
Pittsburgh Sued Over Illegal, Anti-Gun Enactments
Today, Chief Counsel Joshua Prince of the Firearms Industry Consulting Group, a division of Civil Rights Defense Firm, P.C., filed suit on behalf of Allegheny County Sportsmen's League (ACSL), Firearm Owners Against Crime (FOAC), Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC), Firearms Policy Foundation (FPF), and several individual plaintiffs against the City of Pittsburgh, Mayor Peduto and several … Continue reading Pittsburgh Sued Over Illegal, Anti-Gun Enactments
Surrendering Your Bumpstock Under Protest on March 25, 2019 (if Necessary) – Bump-Stock Redemption Day!
As ATF’s new regulation, reclassifying bump-stock devices as machineguns, is set to become effective March 26, 2019, we want to provide you with information in the event that Firearm Policy Coalition’s and Firearm Policy Foundation’s preliminary injunction request is denied or otherwise not decided before the deadline. As set forth in the Final Rule, 83 … Continue reading Surrendering Your Bumpstock Under Protest on March 25, 2019 (if Necessary) – Bump-Stock Redemption Day!
ACSL and FOAC Issue Joint Press Release Regarding City of Pittsburgh’s Anti-Gun Proposals at the Public Hearing
Just a short while ago, Allegheny County Sportsmen’s League and Firearm Owners Against Crime (FOAC) issued a joint Press Release condemning the City of Pittsburgh for its consideration of three unlawful firearm proposals and vowing to take "all appropriate and necessary legal action," including the filing of private criminal complaints, against all elected officials that … Continue reading ACSL and FOAC Issue Joint Press Release Regarding City of Pittsburgh’s Anti-Gun Proposals at the Public Hearing
Pittsburgh City Council Lies About Reason for Moving Public Hearing on Firearm Proposals
It was recently reported that City Council was moving the Public Hearing on several gun control proposals (2018-1218, 2018-1219 and 2018-1220) scheduled for tonight, January 24, 2019, from the Chamber of the City-Council Building to the Lobby due to the Chamber's capacity being limited to 200 individuals. The City also decided to preclude access through … Continue reading Pittsburgh City Council Lies About Reason for Moving Public Hearing on Firearm Proposals