Category: Firearms Law

ATF Confirms No Plans to Revise Gun Trust Regulations Before 2015

Posted on by Tom Odom, Esq.

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

Posted on by Allen Thompson, Esq.

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?

Posted on by Joshua Prince, Esq.

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!

Posted on by Tom Beveridge, Esq.

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

Posted on by Allen Thompson, Esq.

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

Posted on by Joshua Prince, Esq.

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 →

Press Release: Attorney Joshua Prince to Testify before House of Representatives on Impeachment of Attorney General Kane

Posted on by Prince Law Offices, P.C.

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 →

Posted on by Joshua Prince, Esq.

Attorney Tom Odom of Firearms Industry Consulting Group ("FICG"), a division of Prince Law Offices, P.C., was quoted several times in an article appearing in The Guardian newspaper over the weekend addressing the current rulemaking effort by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ("ATF") to impose additional requirements when trusts and other legal … Continue reading →

The Future of ATF’s eForms System

Posted on by Joshua Prince, Esq.

Today, Deputy Assistant Director Marvin Richardson issued a letter to eForm users advising on the future of the eForms system. You can download a copy of the letter here. After citing to a 380% increase in form applications since 2005 and a 1000% increase in eForm usage from 2013, Assistant Director Richardson explains that eForms … Continue reading The Future of ATF’s eForms System →