FOAC-ILLEA Files Letter Opposing York City Proposed Firearm Ordinance

Late yesterday, 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 regarding its recent consideration of an unlawful and unconstitutional firearm proposal. … Continue reading FOAC-ILLEA Files Letter Opposing York City Proposed Firearm Ordinance

Monumental Second Amendment Case, Challenging the Constitutionality of Stripping Medical Marijuana Users of Their Right to Keep and Bear Arms, Filed in PA Federal District Court

Today, Chief Counsel Joshua Prince of the Firearms Industry Consulting Group ("FICG), a division of Civil Rights Defense Firm, P.C., and Adam Kraut, Executive Director of Second Amendment Foundation ("SAF"), filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on behalf of SAF, its members, and Warren County District Attorney … Continue reading Monumental Second Amendment Case, Challenging the Constitutionality of Stripping Medical Marijuana Users of Their Right to Keep and Bear Arms, Filed in PA Federal District Court

Chief Counsel Josh Prince And His Wife Announce As Delegate Candidates For the 4th Congressional District!

Today, with the start of the petitioning signing period in Pennsylvania (January 23rd - February 13), Chief Counsel Josh Prince and his wife Jessica Prince, just back from their honeymoon, have announced their candidacy for Delegates to the Republican National Convention, 4th Congressional District, which is comprised of parts of Berks and Montgomery Counties. In … Continue reading Chief Counsel Josh Prince And His Wife Announce As Delegate Candidates For the 4th Congressional District!

MONUMENTAL DECISION: Third Circuit Rules That The Second Amendment Applies Those 18 Years Of Age And Older

Today, Chief Counsel Joshua Prince secured a major victory for Second Amendment jurisprudence in Lara, et al. v. Commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police, docket no. 21-1832, where the Third Circuit held that Pennsylvania's banning of 18-to-21-year-olds from carrying firearms outside of their homes during a state of emergency is unconstitutional. In so holding, the … Continue reading MONUMENTAL DECISION: Third Circuit Rules That The Second Amendment Applies Those 18 Years Of Age And Older

Firearms Law Seminar – January 25, 2024 For State Representative Michael Stender In Turbotville

On Thursday, January 25, 2024, from 6 – 8pm,  Chief Counsel Joshua Prince of Firearms Industry Consulting Group® (FICG®), a division of Civil Rights Defense Firm, P.C., in conjunction with State Representative Michael Stender, will offer a two (2) hour concealed carry and use-of-force seminar. To register, visit http://www.RepStender.com/Events or call 570-286-5885. It is highly … Continue reading Firearms Law Seminar – January 25, 2024 For State Representative Michael Stender In Turbotville

YEAR IN REVIEW: MAJOR PENNSYLVANIA AND FEDERAL FIREARMS LAW CASES OF 2023

As the year is coming to a close, we thought it important to document some of the monumental court decisions and issues that Firearms Industry Consulting Group® (FICG®), a division of Civil Rights Defense Firm, P.C., or others were involved in or obtained in 2023. Williams v. Garland, et al., 19-CV-2641 - we succeeded in … Continue reading YEAR IN REVIEW: MAJOR PENNSYLVANIA AND FEDERAL FIREARMS LAW CASES OF 2023

Russian Roulette Pt 14: PaGOP Doubles Down On Insatiable Desire To Lose The 2024 Elections

As many readers of the Russian Roulette series are acutely aware, the PaGOP seems to be intent on losing all foreseeable future elections. Although I posted a simple plan to save the Party, the PaGOP seems hellbent on destroying itself with its most recent decision to endorse a candidate for attorney general, once again pre-primary. … Continue reading Russian Roulette Pt 14: PaGOP Doubles Down On Insatiable Desire To Lose The 2024 Elections

Russian Roulette Pt 13: A Plan To Save The Party

A recent political satire article on The Babylon Bee almost nailed the current state of affairs of the Republican Party - Republican Party Checks Into Rehab For Addiction To Losing - wherein Ronna McDaniel, Chairwoman of the Republican Party, is quoted as saying: Once we got that first taste of losing, we just couldn't stop...Next … Continue reading Russian Roulette Pt 13: A Plan To Save The Party

MONUMENTAL DECISION – Federal Court, POST-BRUEN, Rules It’s Unconstitutional to Strip Second Amendment Rights as a Result of a Second DUI

Today, Chief Counsel Joshua Prince secured a major victory for Second Amendment jurisprudence in Williams v. Garland, et al., 19-CV-2641, where Judge Milton Younge of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ruled in an 11 page memorandum that it was unconstitutional as-applied to Mr. Williams to preclude him in perpetuity from exercising his Second Amendment rights … Continue reading MONUMENTAL DECISION – Federal Court, POST-BRUEN, Rules It’s Unconstitutional to Strip Second Amendment Rights as a Result of a Second DUI

Russian Roulette Pt 12: The PA GOP Pre-Primary Endorsement Death Knell

To many Republican voters, yesterday's election results were not surprising in the least - an across the board loss by all PA GOP statewide candidates. And unlike in years past, where Republican voters were left scratching their heads, this year is different. This year, voters' eyes have been opened as to the disenfranchisement of their … Continue reading Russian Roulette Pt 12: The PA GOP Pre-Primary Endorsement Death Knell