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 Borough of East Greenville Mayor Stephen Wescott, Members of the Borough Council, and East Greenville Police Chief Randy Morris regarding their recent passage of … Continue reading FOAC-ILLEA CHALLENGES UNLAWFUL FIREARM DISCHARGE ORDINANCE IN East Greenville Borough
Author: Kevin P. Fenchak, Esq.
Kevin Fenchak was born and raised in State College, PA, the son of two Penn State graduates and grandson of another. Kevin followed the family legacy by attending Penn State University, graduating in 2019 with one Bachelor’s degree in History and a second in Philosophy. He then attended Antonin Scalia Law School in Arlington, Virginia while working as a freelance translator and editor, graduating and earning his J.D. in May of 2023 and passing the Pennsylvania Bar Exam in July of 2023.
Kevin has been an enthusiast of military history since he was able to read and has been an avid shooter since he obtained his first rifle at the age of 18. Growing up in the natural beauty of central Pennsylvania also instilled an early love for camping and the outdoors. He can often be found at one of Philadelphia’s many concert venues, working on a new woodshop project, or engrossed in a tabletop game classic like Diplomacy or Axis and Allies.
Supreme Court Tosses Chevron Doctrine
On June 28, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a landmark ruling in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, overturning the 1984 decision in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council which has for 40 years served as a shield for administrative agencies to make interpretations of the law while escaping meaningful judicial review. Essentially, Chevron gave agencies extreme latitude to come … Continue reading Supreme Court Tosses Chevron Doctrine
Supreme Court Rebukes New York Officials Over Targeting of NRA
Yesterday, the US Supreme Court delivered a significant blow to New York State's ongoing and unlawful harassment of the National Rifle Association. This controversy began in 2017, when New York's Department of Financial Services, under the direction of Superintendent Maria Vullo, took issue with the NRA's endorsement of an insurance provider named Carry Guard. While … Continue reading Supreme Court Rebukes New York Officials Over Targeting of NRA
Caution: PA “Clean Slate” Does Not Restore Firearms Rights
Many Pennsylvanians have had past criminal convictions that were subject to the PA "Clean Slate" law, passed in 2018 and recently expanded in 2023, resulting in the convictions being scrubbed from their record - or at least, so one might think. While a criminal record subject to the Clean Slate law won't generally be accessible … Continue reading Caution: PA “Clean Slate” Does Not Restore Firearms Rights
ATF changes definition of “engaged in the Business”, expands licensing requirements
The ATF has - yet again - issued a regulation that threatens to criminalize a wide range of conduct based on criteria that are vague at best, and perhaps even incomprehensible. A new final rule signed by Attorney General Merrick Garland purports to amend the regulatory definition of when someone is "Engaged in the Business" … Continue reading ATF changes definition of “engaged in the Business”, expands licensing requirements
ATF Issues Open Letter Classifying SOME “Solvent Traps” and Other Parts as Silencers
The latest development in the ongoing controversy over the sale of "solvent traps" to customers in the US took place on Monday, November 20th with the issuance of an ATF Open Letter advising Federal Firearms Licensees of the agency's examination of devices marketed as solvent traps. As Attorneys Dillon Harris and Joshua Prince have previously … Continue reading ATF Issues Open Letter Classifying SOME “Solvent Traps” and Other Parts as Silencers
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