PICS System Unable To Process LTCF Applications For 18-20 Year Olds
We have received numerous reports of individuals, between the ages of 18 and 20, attempting to apply for their licenses to carry firearms, based on the injunction issued yesterday by Judge Stickman...
View ArticlePA Sheriff Association Issues Guidance To Sheriffs Regarding LTCF...
As our viewers are aware, yesterday, Chief Counsel Joshua Prince of the Firearms Industry Consulting Group, secured a major injunction against the Pennsylvania State Police ("PSP"), which, among other...
View ArticleJudge Stickman Vacates Portions of Injunction Against the PSP Without...
As our viewers know, on Wednesday, Judge Stickman issued a monumental injunction against the Pennsylvania State Police ("PSP"), which, among other things, enjoined the PSP from prohibiting 18 to 20...
View ArticleATF changes definition of “engaged in the Business”, expands licensing...
The ATF has - yet again - issued a regulation that threatens to criminalize a wide range of conduct based on criteria that are vague at best, and perhaps even incomprehensible. A new final rule signed...
View ArticleAttorney Dillon Harris Receives 2023 Outstanding Faculty Award from National...
Firearms Industry Consulting Group Attorney Dillon Harris was just awarded the 2023 Outstanding Faculty Award by the National Business Institute for his efforts in preparing and presenting continuing...
View ArticleCaution: PA “Clean Slate” Does Not Restore Firearms Rights
Many Pennsylvanians have had past criminal convictions that were subject to the PA "Clean Slate" law, passed in 2018 and recently expanded in 2023, resulting in the convictions being scrubbed from...
View Article9th Annual FICG/Shooters Gauntlet Next EVOLUTION Machine Gun Shoot!
We are proud to announce that Firearms Industry Consulting Group (FICG)® (FICG®) and Shooters Gauntlet, LLC will be hosting our 9th annual Next EVOLUTION machinegun shoot at the Shooters Gauntlet on...
View ArticleSupreme Court Rebukes New York Officials Over Targeting of NRA
Yesterday, the US Supreme Court delivered a significant blow to New York State's ongoing and unlawful harassment of the National Rifle Association. This controversy began in 2017, when New York's...
View ArticleMONUMENTAL DECISION: United States Supreme Court Overturns Bump Stock Ban
Those who have been long-time readers of our blog will be aware that we have written numerous articles about bump stocks, covering the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the Notice of Proposed...
View ArticleWhat Does the Supreme Court’s Bump Stock Decision Mean for For Forced Reset...
If you're reading this article and you aren't already aware, last Friday the United States Supreme Court vacated ATF's 2017 Rulemaking that banned bump stocks in Garland v. Cargill, No.22-976, (U.S....
View ArticleMonumental Second Amendment Lawsuit Filed Against PSP Commissioner Paris...
Today, Chief Counsel Joshua Prince of the Firearms Industry Consulting Group and Adam Kraut of Second Amendment Foundation filed a monumental lawsuit against Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner...
View ArticleFOAC-ILLEA Challenges Unlawful Firearm Discharge Ordinance in Pen Argyl
Today, Chief Counsel Joshua Prince of the Firearms Industry Consulting Group (“FICG), a division of Civil Rights Defense Firm, P.C., filed a letter on behalf of Firearm Owners Against Crime – Institute...
View ArticleATF Classification of Forced Reset Triggers as Machineguns Vacated by...
To quickly recap, in March of 2022, ATF sent an Open Letter to FFL's stating that they had determined that some unidentified forced reset triggers are "machineguns" as that term is defined in the Gun...
View ArticleMONUMENTAL DECISION – Portions Of Pennsylvania’s Uniform Firearms Act...
Today, Chief Counsel Joshua Prince of the Firearms Industry Consulting Group, was successful in securing a monumental decision and order in Suarez, et al. v. PSP Commissioner, 1:21-cv-710 (Middle...
View ArticleAnalyzing The Monumental Decision Striking Down Portions Of Pennsylvania’s...
Yesterday, Chief Counsel Joshua Prince of the Firearms Industry Consulting Group, was successful in securing a monumental decision and Order in Suarez, et al. v. PSP Commissioner, 1:21-cv-710 (Middle...
View ArticleMaryland Governor Pardons 175,000 Marijuana Related Convictions
On June 17, 2024, Maryland Governor Moore signed an Executive Order granting full pardons to those persons convicted of 1) Misdemeanor possession of cannabis; or 2) Misdemeanor use or possession with...
View ArticleFirearms Law Seminar – September 21, 2024 at Trop Gun Shop
On Saturday, September 21, 2024, from 10am – 2pm, Chief Counsel Joshua Prince and Attorney Dillon Harris of Firearms Industry Consulting Group® (FICG®), a division of Civil Rights Defense Firm, P.C.,...
View ArticleConfidentiality Concerns Addressed: Pennsylvania State Police Update LTCF...
It was announced today that the Pennsylvania State Police will no longer require references or employer information for a License to Carry Firearms (LTCF); instead specifying those fields as "optional"...
View ArticlePSP Commissioner Requests Stay Pending Appeal of Monumental Second Amendment...
Late yesterday, Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Christopher Paris filed a motion requesting that the monumental Suarez decision be stayed pending appeal to the Third Circuit. Specifically, while...
View ArticleFOAC-ILLEA Challenges Unlawful Firearm Discharge Ordinance in Barrett Township
Yesterday, Chief Counsel Joshua Prince of the Firearms Industry Consulting Group (“FICG), a division of Civil Rights Defense Firm, P.C., filed a letter on behalf of Firearm Owners Against Crime –...
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