Today, Chief Counsel Joshua Prince secured a major victory for Second Amendment jurisprudence in Lara, et al. v. Commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police, docket no. 21-1832, where the Third Circuit held that Pennsylvania's banning of 18-to-21-year-olds from carrying firearms outside of their homes during a state of emergency is unconstitutional. In so holding, the … Continue reading MONUMENTAL DECISION: Third Circuit Rules That The Second Amendment Applies Those 18 Years Of Age And Older
NICS Appeal Process Becoming Available for NFA Transactions
In a rare instance of good news coming from the federal government, the ATF announced yesterday via a press release, that the ATF and FBI have "formalized" a process for individuals who have been the subject of a Denied NICS check during the processing of an NFA application. Importantly, this is not a direct appeal … Continue reading NICS Appeal Process Becoming Available for NFA Transactions
Firearms Law Seminar – January 25, 2024 For State Representative Michael Stender In Turbotville
On Thursday, January 25, 2024, from 6 – 8pm, Chief Counsel Joshua Prince of Firearms Industry Consulting Group® (FICG®), a division of Civil Rights Defense Firm, P.C., in conjunction with State Representative Michael Stender, will offer a two (2) hour concealed carry and use-of-force seminar. To register, visit http://www.RepStender.com/Events or call 570-286-5885. It is highly … Continue reading Firearms Law Seminar – January 25, 2024 For State Representative Michael Stender In Turbotville
YEAR IN REVIEW: MAJOR PENNSYLVANIA AND FEDERAL FIREARMS LAW CASES OF 2023
As the year is coming to a close, we thought it important to document some of the monumental court decisions and issues that Firearms Industry Consulting Group® (FICG®), a division of Civil Rights Defense Firm, P.C., or others were involved in or obtained in 2023. Williams v. Garland, et al., 19-CV-2641 - we succeeded in … Continue reading YEAR IN REVIEW: MAJOR PENNSYLVANIA AND FEDERAL FIREARMS LAW CASES OF 2023
Russian Roulette Pt 14: PaGOP Doubles Down On Insatiable Desire To Lose The 2024 Elections
As many readers of the Russian Roulette series are acutely aware, the PaGOP seems to be intent on losing all foreseeable future elections. Although I posted a simple plan to save the Party, the PaGOP seems hellbent on destroying itself with its most recent decision to endorse a candidate for attorney general, once again pre-primary. … Continue reading Russian Roulette Pt 14: PaGOP Doubles Down On Insatiable Desire To Lose The 2024 Elections
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
Press Release: Attorney Kevin Fenchak Joins the Firm
We are honored to announce that Attorney Kevin Fenchak has joined Prince Law Offices, P.C. and Civil Rights Defense Firm, P.C! 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 … Continue reading Press Release: Attorney Kevin Fenchak Joins the Firm
Russian Roulette Pt 13: A Plan To Save The Party
A recent political satire article on The Babylon Bee almost nailed the current state of affairs of the Republican Party - Republican Party Checks Into Rehab For Addiction To Losing - wherein Ronna McDaniel, Chairwoman of the Republican Party, is quoted as saying: Once we got that first taste of losing, we just couldn't stop...Next … Continue reading Russian Roulette Pt 13: A Plan To Save The Party
MONUMENTAL DECISION – Federal Court, POST-BRUEN, Rules It’s Unconstitutional to Strip Second Amendment Rights as a Result of a Second DUI
Today, Chief Counsel Joshua Prince secured a major victory for Second Amendment jurisprudence in Williams v. Garland, et al., 19-CV-2641, where Judge Milton Younge of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ruled in an 11 page memorandum that it was unconstitutional as-applied to Mr. Williams to preclude him in perpetuity from exercising his Second Amendment rights … Continue reading MONUMENTAL DECISION – Federal Court, POST-BRUEN, Rules It’s Unconstitutional to Strip Second Amendment Rights as a Result of a Second DUI
Russian Roulette Pt 12: The PA GOP Pre-Primary Endorsement Death Knell
To many Republican voters, yesterday's election results were not surprising in the least - an across the board loss by all PA GOP statewide candidates. And unlike in years past, where Republican voters were left scratching their heads, this year is different. This year, voters' eyes have been opened as to the disenfranchisement of their … Continue reading Russian Roulette Pt 12: The PA GOP Pre-Primary Endorsement Death Knell
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