Today, the Dauphin County Prothonotary entered a default judgment for Plaintiff Howard Bullock against the City of Harrisburg, Mayor Eric Papenfuse and Police Chief Thomas Carter in the amount of "$21,140 plus such additional sums as may be assessed at trial." You can download an entire copy of the Default Judgment here. This default judgment … Continue reading Default Judgment Entered Against the City of Harrisburg, et al. in Firearm Preemption Litigation
Personal Injury 101
A Tort, is a where one deviates from the standard of care, from societies norms. It is an action that causes harm to a person or property. It is not a crime. Torts are civil actions. There are numerous Torts. Personal Injury cases derive from the absence of acting reasonably, a failure of care, resulting … Continue reading Personal Injury 101
Media Release: Attorney Jeffrey A. Franklin to address Pennsylvania Pipelines
Prince Law Offices, P.C. is proud to announce that its Attorney Jeffrey A. Franklin is presenting on March 7, 2015 at the PA Local Government Training Partnership: New Tools and Opportunities for Advancing Sound Land Use at Albright College on the panel Pennsylvania Pipelines: Providing an Ounce of Prevention. Also participating on the panel are … Continue reading Media Release: Attorney Jeffrey A. Franklin to address Pennsylvania Pipelines
We Agreed to A Mutual Divorce, But Now My Ex-Spouse Disappeared, What Do I Do?
We both agreed to a Mutual Divorce. Everything was going smoothly, the initial documents were accepted and filed. However, after the 90-day waiting period was up, my soon to be ex-spouse “defendant” disappeared. Defendant no longer will return any divorce documents; my calls; and did not update their address. It has been several months and … Continue reading We Agreed to A Mutual Divorce, But Now My Ex-Spouse Disappeared, What Do I Do?
Your Papers, Please.
On February 17, 2015 State Representative Cruz introduced draconian legislation that could only be described out of a play book from the Weimar Republic prior to the passage of the Gesetz über Schußwaffen und Munition (Law on Firearms and Ammunition) in 1928 which required citizens to get a license from police to acquire firearms. See … Continue reading Your Papers, Please.
Motion for Stay is DENIED in NRA v. Lancaster
It was reported earlier this week that the City of Lancaster's request for a Stay, pending the constitutional challenge in Leach v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 585 MD 2014, was denied. However, today an Order was issued dated February 13, 2015, which granted the City's request for a stay. At my request, Attorney Adam Kraut of … Continue reading Motion for Stay is DENIED in NRA v. Lancaster
Is the City of Harrisburg Attempting to Solicit People to Conspire to Violate the Law?
Recently, the City of Harrisburg announced that it was accepting donations to support its fight against several lawsuits, including ours, in relation to its illegal and unlawful firearm ordinances. However, it appears that the City's solicitor didn't think through this request in relation to Pennsylvania's Crimes Code. Let's start with the underlying statute that prohibits … Continue reading Is the City of Harrisburg Attempting to Solicit People to Conspire to Violate the Law?
A Pre-Valentines Day Massacre
Friday the 13th, the day before Valentines Day 2015, ATF ended close to a three decade old relationship with SS109 and M855. In its lengthy breakup note ATF noted that "in 1986, ATF held that 5.56mm projectiles in SS109 and M855 cartridges were exempt," from being classified as armor piercing under the "primarily intended for sporting … Continue reading A Pre-Valentines Day Massacre
FICG/Prince Law Offices, P.C.’s Eighth Bi-Annual Machinegun Shoot – May, 16, 2015!
Firearms Industry Consulting Group (FICG)®, a division of Prince Law Offices, P.C., will be hosting our eighth bi-annual machine gun shoot at Eastern Lancaster County Rod and Gun Club on May 16, 2015, in celebration of the 2nd Amendment of the US Constitution, Article 1, Section 21 of the PA Constitution and Chief Counsel Joshua … Continue reading FICG/Prince Law Offices, P.C.’s Eighth Bi-Annual Machinegun Shoot – May, 16, 2015!
PRESS RELEASE: Chief Counsel Joshua Prince to be on NBC10’s @ Issue on Sunday!
We are proud to announce that Chief Counsel Joshua Prince of the Firearms Industry Consulting Group, a division of Prince Law Offices, P.C., will be on NBC 10's @ Issue on Sunday at 11:30 AM discussing Pennsylvania's recent amendment to our firearm and ammunition preemption statute, known as Act 192. Shira Goodman from CeaseFirePA will … Continue reading PRESS RELEASE: Chief Counsel Joshua Prince to be on NBC10’s @ Issue on Sunday!
