Yesterday, the Firearm Industry Consulting Group, a division of Prince Law Offices, P.C., filed a complaint against the United States and numerous other individuals in the United States District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania on behalf of Mr. Hertzler, an Amish man, who is being denied his "core right" to purchase and possess a handgun … Continue reading FICG Sues U.S. Government Over Picture Requirement To Purchase a Firearm
Category: Pennsylvania Firearms Law
The Inalienable Right to Stand Your Ground
We are extremely proud to announce the publication of Chief Counsel Joshua Prince and attorney Allen Thompson's article - The Inalienable Right to Stand Your Ground - in Volume 27, Issue 1, of the St. Thomas Law Review. You can find a copy here. Please join us in congratulating them in this monumental endeavor and … Continue reading The Inalienable Right to Stand Your Ground
Pennsylvania Firearms Law Seminar – October 24, 2015!
On October 24, 2015, 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 King Shooters Supply, will offer a four (4) hour seminar from 10am to 2pm on state and federal firearms law at their store located at 346 E … Continue reading Pennsylvania Firearms Law Seminar – October 24, 2015!
ALERT – PA FFLs, PSP Has No Authority To Conduct Inspections
It has recently come to my attention that the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) is conducting compliance inspections of PA Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs) without warrants. Unlike the federal law provision found in 18 U.S.C. 923(g)(1)(B)(ii) that provides ATF with the authority to conduct a compliance inspection once every 12 months without a warrant, no similar … Continue reading ALERT – PA FFLs, PSP Has No Authority To Conduct Inspections
Can You Bring Your Sword Into a School Administration Building? The Superior Court Says No…
Recently, in Commonwealth v. Giordano, 2015 PA Super 167, the Pennsylvania Superior Court published an opinion by Judge Wecht (who is currently running for PA Supreme Court) holding that although a school administration building was not defined in the statute as part of an "elementary or secondary publicly-funded educational institution" and no case law existed … Continue reading Can You Bring Your Sword Into a School Administration Building? The Superior Court Says No…
PRESS RELEASE: Amici Curiae Brief of Members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly Filed Against the City of Harrisburg
Today, Joshua Prince, Esq., Chief Counsel of the Firearms Industry Consulting Group, a division of Prince Law Offices, P.C., filed an amici curiae brief (or friends of the court brief) on behalf of numerous members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly against the City of Harrisburg, in the matter of City of Harrisburg, et al., v. … Continue reading PRESS RELEASE: Amici Curiae Brief of Members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly Filed Against the City of Harrisburg
Berks County DA Dismisses Charges in Relation to Putative Domestic Violence
This week, attorney Jorge Pereira, in conjunction with Chief Counsel Joshua Prince, was successful in having the Berks County District Attorney dismiss felony charges against a client in relation to him putatively providing false information on an application to purchase a firearm as a result of a prior conviction, which the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) … Continue reading Berks County DA Dismisses Charges in Relation to Putative Domestic Violence
Lower Merion Township’s Preliminary Objections in Relation to its Unlawful Firearm Ordinance are DENIED
Today, the Honorable Steven Tolliver of the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas issued a decision and order denying Lower Merion Township's Preliminary Objections requesting that the complaint filed by Firearm Owners Against Crime (FOAC) and other plaintiffs be dismissed. In so ruling, Judge Tolliver not only found that the individual plaintiffs sufficiently averred standing … Continue reading Lower Merion Township’s Preliminary Objections in Relation to its Unlawful Firearm Ordinance are DENIED
Pennsylvania Firearms Law Seminar – July 25, 2015!
On July 25, 2015, 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 King Shooters Supply, will offer a four (4) hour seminar on state and federal firearms law at their store located at 346 E Church Rd, King of … Continue reading Pennsylvania Firearms Law Seminar – July 25, 2015!
WHAT THE HELLER?
Quite arguably, the 2nd Amendment took a significant step back recently. In Jackson v. City and County of San Francisco, the United States Supreme Court has “voted” to deny certiorari to plaintiff Jackson, et. al’s appeal from the U.S. 9th Circuit’s decision rejecting her challenge of a San Francisco police code which mandates the lock-box … Continue reading WHAT THE HELLER?
