Recently, numerous companies, including Dicks, Walmart, and even Pennsylvania-based Dunkelberger's Sports Outfitters, started refusing to sell rifles and shotguns to individuals between the ages of 18 and 21, seemingly in violation of Pennsylvania's Human Relations Act. Before addressing PA's Human Relations Act, let's review Pennsylvania's constitutional provisions. First and foremost, Article 1, Section 1 - Inherent rights … Continue reading Violating Pennsylvania’s Human Relations Act by Denying Sales of Firearms and Ammunition to Those Under 21 Years of Age?
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President Trump and Vice President Pence to Lose Second Amendment Rights
Yesterday, President Trump stated that "[i]t takes so long to go to court to get the due process procedures, I like taking the guns early. Take the guns first, go through due process second" seemingly without consideration for what he was proposing or the impact on his and Vice President Pence's Second Amendment rights. What … Continue reading President Trump and Vice President Pence to Lose Second Amendment Rights
4th Circuit Issues Devastating Opinion Regarding “Assault Rifles”
Today the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals sitting En Banc issued a devastating opinion regarding "assault rifles" in Kolbe v. Hogan. The Fourth Circuit covers Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Kolbe challenged Maryland's Firearm Safety Act of 2013 ("FSA"), which bans AR-15s and other military-style rifles and shotguns as well as detachable … Continue reading 4th Circuit Issues Devastating Opinion Regarding “Assault Rifles”
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