As our viewers are aware, I previously blogged about some of the issues with SB 383 in relation to permitting Pennsylvania teachers to carry firearms in schools. While some minor amendments have been offered in relation to it, there are still a plethora of issues, which preclude me from supporting it, even though I am … Continue reading Absent Additional Amendments, Oppose Senate Bill 383 Permitting Teachers To Carry Firearms In Pennsylvania
Category: Firearms Law
SCOTUS Denies Certiorari in Binderup/Suarez
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the U.S. Government's request for appeal in the combined cases of Attorney General Sessions v. Binerup and Suarez, leaving in place the District Court and Third Circuit decisions holding that an individual can successfully bring a Second Amendment as-applied challenge to a non-violent misdemeanor firearms disability. I … Continue reading SCOTUS Denies Certiorari in Binderup/Suarez
Firearms Law Seminar – August 19, 2017 at King Shooter Supply!
On August 19, 2017, Chief Counsel Joshua Prince, Attorney Adam Kraut and Attorney Eric Winter of Firearms Industry Consulting Group® (FICG®), a division of Civil Rights Defense Firm, P.C., in conjunction with King Shooters Supply, will offer a four (4) hour seminar, from 1-5pm, on state and federal firearms law at their store located at … Continue reading Firearms Law Seminar – August 19, 2017 at King Shooter Supply!
Are you in need of a Maryland firearms lawyer?
If you are in need of a Maryland firearms lawyer, Firearms Industry Consulting Group® (FICG®), a division of Civil Rights Defense Firm, P.C., issued a press release earlier today that Chief Counsel Joshua Prince has been formally admitted by the Court of Appeal of Maryland, so that he can practice firearms law in Maryland, in … Continue reading Are you in need of a Maryland firearms lawyer?
OIG Documents Reveal Issues with the ATF’s National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record
Leave it to the Government to require individuals to register National Firearms Act firearms and screw up the registry leaving a number of individuals with firearms that were possibly registered with no proof or obtaining criminal convictions against those who had firearms that were possibly registered in accordance with the law. Of Arms and the … Continue reading OIG Documents Reveal Issues with the ATF’s National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record
Press Release: Chief Counsel Joshua Prince Awarded 2017 NRA Defender of Freedom Award
It is with distinct honor and privilege that we announce that Chief Counsel Joshua Prince has been awarded the 2017 National Rifle Association (NRA) Defender of Freedom Award. Recognizing his "outstanding leadership and distinguished achievement in defense of liberty and the preservation of the Right to Keep and Bear Arms for all law-abiding citizen of … Continue reading Press Release: Chief Counsel Joshua Prince Awarded 2017 NRA Defender of Freedom Award
A Very Interesting Decision On City Domestic Violence Convictions Not Triggering A Federal Prohibition
Two days ago, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a largely overlooked decision in U.S. v. Alexander Pauler, which involved Mr. Pauler's misdemeanor conviction of domestic violence, pursuant to a municipal ordinance. Mr. Pauler was previously convicted in 2009 of violating a Wichita, Kansas municipal domestic battery ordinance by punching his girlfriend. As the … Continue reading A Very Interesting Decision On City Domestic Violence Convictions Not Triggering A Federal Prohibition
Firearm Preemption Passes Senate With Veto-Proof Vote
Yesterday, the Pennsylvania Senate passed Senate Bill 5 with a vote of 34 to 16, which is a 2/3rds majority veto-proof vote; however, the vote could have been even stronger if three republicans - Senators Greenleaf, Killion and McGarrigle - had not voted against it. At the last minute, there were five amendments proposed to Senate … Continue reading Firearm Preemption Passes Senate With Veto-Proof Vote
Brace for Impact…ATF Clarifies Its Illogical Position on Users Shouldering Brace Equipped Pistols.
Readers may remember the blog article I wrote when ATF dropped a bombshell at SHOT Show 2015 where it released an open letter which stated that the brace was neither designed nor approved to be used as a shoulder stock and that the use of the brace as a shoulder stock constitutes a redesign of the device because … Continue reading Brace for Impact…ATF Clarifies Its Illogical Position on Users Shouldering Brace Equipped Pistols.
The Problems With Senate Bill 383 Permitting Teachers To Carry Firearms In Pennsylvania
Recently, there has been a lot of public interest and questions asked about Pennsylvania Senate Bill 383, which seeks to provide school districts with the ability to approve school personnel to carry firearms in schools. As many of you are aware, I fully support having armed school personnel in our schools; however, this bill suffers … Continue reading The Problems With Senate Bill 383 Permitting Teachers To Carry Firearms In Pennsylvania
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