On July 19 2014, Chief Counsel Joshua Prince and Attorney Eric Winter of Firearms Industry Consulting Group (FICG), a division of Prince Law Offices, P.C., in conjunction with The Sportsman's Shop, will offer a four (4) hour seminar on state and federal firearms law at the Welsh Mountain Community Center, 564 Sandmine Road, New Holland … Continue reading PA Firearms Law Seminar – July 19, 2014
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PA Firearms Law Seminar – June 28, 2014
On June 28, 2014, Chief Counsel Joshua Prince and Attorney Eric Winter of Firearms Industry Consulting Group (FICG), a division of Prince Law Offices, P.C., in conjunction with Lehigh Valley Open Carry (LVOC), will offer a four (4) hour seminar on state and federal firearms law at Unami Fish and Game, S 2nd St, Emmaus, … Continue reading PA Firearms Law Seminar – June 28, 2014
ATF Confirms No Plans to Revise Gun Trust Regulations Before 2015
In September 2013, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ("ATF") published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking to revise regulations regarding the documentation required to be submitted together with a Form 1 or a Form 4 on behalf of a trust or other legal entity. As readers of this blog know, ATF received … Continue reading ATF Confirms No Plans to Revise Gun Trust Regulations Before 2015
Heller loses to DC, for now
Washington, D.C. and Dick Heller are back in the news. In a ruling yesterday (May 15), District Court Judge James Boasberg found that D.C.’s firearms registration statutes were in compliance with the Second Amendment. In a 62-page memoranda, the Court found that the laws were not overly burdensome. While I won't parse the decision here, … Continue reading Heller loses to DC, for now
Did ATF’s Determination on NICS Checks Open the Door for Manufacture of New Machineguns for Trusts?
It isn't often that I find myself giving advice that is more restrictive than ATF's interpretations but it appears that ATF recently changed that dynamic when it held that an "unincorporated trust" was not a "person" under the Gun Control Act. Before I give you the answer to the question you're pondering, let's first review … Continue reading Did ATF’s Determination on NICS Checks Open the Door for Manufacture of New Machineguns for Trusts?
FINALLY !!! Pennsylvania Considers Permitting the Use of Semiautomatic Rifles to Hunt Predators!
By Tom Beveridge. Pennsylvania predator hunters may soon be able to use semiautomatic rifles to hunt fox, coyotes and woodchucks. On May 1, 2014, House Bill 2230 was introduced by Representative Gregory Lucas (R-Crawford and Erie Counties) and referred to the Committee on Game and Fisheries. The Bill - co-sponsored by sixteen other Representatives … Continue reading FINALLY !!! Pennsylvania Considers Permitting the Use of Semiautomatic Rifles to Hunt Predators!
New Jersey Trying to Ban “High Capacity” Magazines
In yet another ill-thought-out, post-Sandy Hook measure, the New Jersey Senate voted 22-17 (a pure party line vote) to pass a bill that would criminalize possession of magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds. "As legislators we vowed to do our part because we were so shocked and heartbroken by" Sandy Hook. So the … Continue reading New Jersey Trying to Ban “High Capacity” Magazines
Attorney General Kane Invalidates Utah Firearm Reciprocity
Today, the news spread like wildfire that Pennsylvania Attorney General Kane had invalidated Pennsylvania's reciprocity with Utah. Unfortunately, the news is true. Unlike the previous "modifications" to the Florida, Virginia and Arizona reciprocity agreements (which I previously discussed in my article on AG Kane eviscerating the Florida Reciprocity Agreement and in my testimony before the … Continue reading Attorney General Kane Invalidates Utah Firearm Reciprocity
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Challenge to NJ Carry Permit Statutes
By Allen Thompson, Esq. On Monday, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear Drake v. Jerejian, a challenge to New Jersey's carry permit regimen. For more information on the case and the issues involved, see our previous blog article: "Case to Watch: Drake v. Jerejian."
Press Release: Attorney Joshua Prince to Testify before House of Representatives on Impeachment of Attorney General Kane
On Tuesday, May 6, 2014, Chief Counsel Joshua Prince will testify before the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, House State Government Committee on the impending impeachment of Attorney General Kathleen Kane. Attorney Prince was requested to testify by the Chairman of the House State Government Committee, Representative Daryl Metcalfe, regarding Attorney General Kane's amending of Pennsylvania's … Continue reading Press Release: Attorney Joshua Prince to Testify before House of Representatives on Impeachment of Attorney General Kane
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