It is difficult to go on Facebook or any internet firearm forum without seeing all the negative comments about the decisions being made by newly-elected Attorney General David Sunday. But are those comments justified? As an attorney on the other side of the isle in several cases where Attorney General Sunday's Office is representing the … Continue reading PA Attorney General Dave Sunday – Constitutional Traitor or Oath-Keeper?
Tag: Second Amendment
PA Commonwealth Court Holds That The Commercial Sale Of Arms Is NOT Protected By The Second Amendment
Today, in what appears to be another political, non-judicial, decision issued by the Pennsylvania Courts in the recent week, the Commonwealth Court, en banc, in a decision written by Judge Lori Dumas, with apparently no dissenting opinions, held in In Re: Appeal of The Gun Range, LLC that "there is no obvious textual link between … Continue reading PA Commonwealth Court Holds That The Commercial Sale Of Arms Is NOT Protected By The Second Amendment
PA Supreme Court Issues Political, Non-Judicial, Decision Regarding The Second Amendment
Yesterday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a clearly political, non-judicial, 64 page decision, written by Justice Dougherty and joined by Chief Justice Todd and Justice Wecht, in Barris v. Stroud Township, holding that the Second Amendment does not protect the discharge of firearms on one's own shooting range. In fact, reflecting the overall disdain the … Continue reading PA Supreme Court Issues Political, Non-Judicial, Decision Regarding The Second Amendment
MONUMENTAL DECISION: Third Circuit Rules That The Second Amendment Applies Those 18 Years Of Age And Older
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
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
MONUMENTAL ORDER: Third Circuit VACATES Prior Decision Related to 2nd DUI Firearms Prohibition
Late yesterday, Chief Counsel Joshua Prince, assisted by Attorney Dillon Harris, secured two monumental Orders by the Third Circuit granting reconsideration Williams v. Attorney General, 19-2694, vacating its and the district court's prior decisions finding that Mr. Williams could not bring a successful Second Amendment as-applied challenge to his putative federal firearms prohibition stemming from … Continue reading MONUMENTAL ORDER: Third Circuit VACATES Prior Decision Related to 2nd DUI Firearms Prohibition
Constitutional Rights, Including the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, in the CROSSHAIRS this Upcoming Election!
I cannot emphasize enough just how important the upcoming election on November 2, 2021 is in relation to our constitutional rights, given the appellate judicial candidates that will be on the statewide ballots. If you care at all about our Country and the state of Pennsylvania, please take the time to not only read this … Continue reading Constitutional Rights, Including the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, in the CROSSHAIRS this Upcoming Election!
Monumental 2nd Amendment Decision Regarding Target Ranges on Private Property by Judge Brobson, Candidate for Justice of the PA Supreme Court
Yesterday, in a decision of first impression here in Pennsylvania, Commonwealth Court President Judge Kevin Brobson – also a candidate for Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court – joined by Judge Mary Hannah Leavitt, issued a decision in Barris v. Stroud Township holding that pursuant to the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, Stroud Township’s … Continue reading Monumental 2nd Amendment Decision Regarding Target Ranges on Private Property by Judge Brobson, Candidate for Justice of the PA Supreme Court
Third Circuit Denies En Banc Reconsideration in Holloway – Second Amendment As-Applied Challenge to DUI Conviction
As our viewer may remember, in October of 2018, we were successful in having Chief Judge Christopher Connor of the Middle District of Pennsylvania rule in a 21 page memorandum that it was unconstitutional as-applied to Mr. Holloway to preclude him in perpetuity from exercising his Second Amendment rights as a result of a 2005 … Continue reading Third Circuit Denies En Banc Reconsideration in Holloway – Second Amendment As-Applied Challenge to DUI Conviction
Chief Counsel Joshua Prince Testifies Regarding Mental Health and Proposals Restricting Second Amendment Rights Before the PA Senate Judiciary Committee
Today, Chief Counsel Joshua Prince of the Firearms Industry Consulting Group® (FICG®), a division of Civil Rights Defense Firm, P.C., in conjunction with Psychologist H. Anthony Semone, testified before the Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committees, regarding Mental and Behavioral Health, Second Amendment and Other Gun Related Issues. You can find a copy of Chief Counsel Prince’s … Continue reading Chief Counsel Joshua Prince Testifies Regarding Mental Health and Proposals Restricting Second Amendment Rights Before the PA Senate Judiciary Committee
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