As we speak, in what seems to be one other political, non-judicial, determination issued by the Pennsylvania Courts within the current week, the Commonwealth Courtroom, en banc, in a call written by Decide Lori Dumas, with apparently no dissenting opinions, held in In Re: Attraction of The Gun Vary, LLC that “there is no such thing as a apparent textual hyperlink between the best to maintain and bear arms and a proper to promote them” and thus “there is no such thing as a constitutional proper to supply arms.”
The courtroom went on to declare that because it “conclude[s] that the plain textual content of the Second Modification doesn’t presumptively shield Gun Vary’s proposed course of conduct [i.e. the sale of arms] … an inquiry into the historic custom of this Nation’s zoning legal guidelines is pointless.” The courtroom continued that “we decline to increase Bruen to an implied proper to interact within the industrial sale of arms as a result of it’s too attenuated from the best of law-abiding people to maintain and bear arms for self-defense.”
Actually?!?! Prey inform how one can hold and bear arms, if the federal government can preclude, in toto, the sale of arms. Based mostly on this ruling, it will appear that the courtroom would maintain that the federal government can ban ink, pens, pencils, typewritters, and printers and such wouldn’t be violative of 1’s First Modification proper to freedom of speech….however I digress. And it’s telling that the courtroom doesn’t need to handle the historic assist for such regulation, because it doesn’t exist.
That is what occurs after we don’t elect constitutionally-oriented judges to the appellate courts, particularly the Commonwealth Courtroom, and try within the primaries to preclude the true constitutional-oriented candidates, with intensive expertise addressing constitutional points, from being on the poll. We reap what we sow.
In case you or somebody you understand has been the sufferer of an unconstitutional firearm rules, contact FICG as we speak to debate your choices.
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With our 2nd Modification rights being attacked at each the Federal and State stage, and the ATF (Burea of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives) attempting 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 all solely a handful of attorneys throughout the US that practices within the area of interest space of regulation referred to as firearms regulation. I made a decision to pay attention my authorized apply on firearms regulation not solely as a result of I’m a shooter and firearms fanatic, but in addition to make sure that our inalienable Proper to Preserve and Bear Arms is rarely encroached upon.
I deal with circumstances on the Federal and State stage 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 Inaccurate 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 relating to:
– 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 regulation, 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 Faculty, 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 Document (NFRTR). I additionally had an article printed on Price Disputes in Employees Compensation circumstances within the Widener Legislation Journal, Quantity 18, No. 2.
You possibly can typically 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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