As our viewers know, on Wednesday, Decide Stickman issued a monumental injunction in opposition to the Pennsylvania State Police (“PSP”), which, amongst different issues, enjoined the PSP from prohibiting 18 to twenty yr olds from acquiring a license to hold and allowing them to carry a hid firearm within the absence of a license to hold firearms. At this time, the PSP filed an emergency movement to change/amend the injunction, which the Court docket granted inside virtually an hour of submitting, with out alternative for Plaintiffs to reply, violative of Plaintiffs’ due course of rights.
The brand new Order solely precludes the PSP from arresting 18 to twenty yr olds, who brazenly carry a firearm throughout a state of emergency; thereby, dissolving the injunction because it pertains to prohibiting 18 to twenty yr olds from acquiring licenses to hold firearms and allowing them to carry a hid firearm on their individual or of their automobile within the absence of a license.
The Plaintiffs are at present contemplating their choices, together with appeals or whether or not to carry a brand new federal court docket motion.
In case your state or federal constitutional rights have been violated, contact FICG in the present day to debate your choices.
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With our 2nd Modification rights being attacked at each the Federal and State degree, and the ATF (Burea of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives) making an attempt to shut down FFLs (Federal Firearms Licensees) for minor infractions whereas making FFLs the scapegoat when the ATF’s data are inaccurate, I need to take this chance to introduce myself. I’m one in every of solely a handful of attorneys throughout the US that practices within the area of interest space of legislation generally known as firearms legislation. I made a decision to pay attention my authorized apply on firearms legislation not solely as a result of I’m a shooter and firearms fanatic, but additionally to make sure that our inalienable Proper to Hold and Bear Arms is rarely encroached upon.
I deal with instances on the Federal and State degree for each FFLs and people. On the federal and state ranges for people, I actively defend the 2nd Modification of the US Structure and Part 21 of the PA Structure, in addition to, assist people with:
– License to Carry Firearms Denials;
– Challenges to Misguided PICS Denials;
– Reduction from Firearms Disabilities;
– Property Planning Recommendation;
– Gun/NFA Trusts; and
– 42 USC 1983 Actions for Deprivation of Civil Rights
At each the state and federal ranges, I characterize FFLs and SOTs all through Pennsylvania and the US concerning:
– ATF Compliance Inspections;
– Warning Letters and Hearings;
– FFL Revocations;
– Company Construction Recommendation
– Indoor/Outside Vary Implementation; and
– Forfeiture Proceedings
In following my love for firearms and firearms legislation, I’ve taught a number of Persevering with Authorized Schooling (CLE) seminars on Firearms in Estates and Trusts and Firearms Legislation 101 for a number of Bar Associations, together with Berks, Cumberland, and Dauphin Counties. I additionally deliberate and taught a number of Firearms in Estates CLE courses for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI).
Whereas at Widener Legislation College, I used to be a member of the Widener Legislation Journal. I wrote an article on the Inaccuracy of the Nationwide Firearms Registration and Switch File (NFRTR). I additionally had an article printed on Charge Disputes in Employees Compensation instances within the Widener Legislation Journal, Quantity 18, No. 2.
You may usually discover me posting on a number of web boards, together with Subguns, Uzitalk, AR15, and PAFOA. I additionally maintain PA Firearms Legislation courses for native ranges to tell the general public on the firearm legal guidelines of the Commonwealth.
Following in my father’s footsteps, I’m additionally a Board member for the Pottstown Police Athletic League (PAL).
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