As our Maryland readers will surely be aware, the Maryland Handgun Roster Board (HRB) presides over the process of approving handguns for addition to the Maryland Handgun Roster, which is required before any handgun manufactured post-1984 can be sold in the state. Although the meeting minutes won't be available until June, I'm hearing that at … Continue reading Maryland Handgun Roster Board Denies or Tables Nearly Every New Petition, What Next?
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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
Maryland Supreme Court Takes Up Case Involving Regulated Firearm Purchase Denial
The Maryland Supreme Court has issued an Order granting our client's Petition for a Writ of Certiorari In The Matter of Mark McCloy. For background, in 1999, Mr. McCloy was convicted of a federal witness tampering offense that carried a maximum potential term of imprisonment of one year. That conviction did not trigger a federal … Continue reading Maryland Supreme Court Takes Up Case Involving Regulated Firearm Purchase Denial
Appeal Filed with the PA Supreme Court in Leach v. Commonwealth
On July 20, 2015, the Commonwealth filed a Notice of Appeal with the Commonwealth Court in relation to its decision in Leach, et al. v. Commonwealth, et al., 585 M.D. 2014, regarding the constitutionality of Act 192, which, inter alia, provided for attorney fees and costs, when a municipality violates 18 Pa.C.S. 6120. Today, the … Continue reading Appeal Filed with the PA Supreme Court in Leach v. Commonwealth
Has Philadelphia Revealed Your License to Carry Firearms Information? If So, Call Us Today
Recently, the City of Philadelphia, through Philadelphia’s Department of Licenses and Inspections, violated the confidentiality requirements of any License To Carry Firearms (LTCF) application, with its new web application which allowed for disclosure of any LTCF applicant's information where the applicant was denied, revoked, or appealed. While I didn't have an opportunity to review the site … Continue reading Has Philadelphia Revealed Your License to Carry Firearms Information? If So, Call Us Today
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