In our previous post, May the Court Give What a 302 Hath Taken Away? we discussed how a 302 commitment can impact an individual’s right to have guns. State law specifically provides that a person who has been involuntarily committed to a mental institution for inpatient care and treatment under Sections 302, 303 or 304 of the Mental Health… Read more
We all knew it was coming. It was just a matter of time. The General Assembly is seeking to expand standing under the firearms preemption laws less than a month after the Commonwealth Court’s ruling on Act 192. Last year, Governor Corbett signed Act 192 into law. Since 1974 it has been illegal for local… Read more
The City of Harrisburg has been denied. Again. That’s right, again. On June 25th, the Commonwealth Court issued its ruling regarding Act 192. In response to the ruling, the City of Harrisburg filed a Petition for Review with the Commonwealth Court in U.S. Law Shield, et al. v. City of Harrisburg, et al. The Petition… Read more
In our last post, The Law of Open Carry in Pennsylvania, we discussed how Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) in Pennsylvania cannot legally stop you for simply openly carrying a firearm. But does it matter what you’re doing while openly carrying your firearm? Recently, a federal judge in the Western District of Michigan held that it… Read more
In our last post, we focused on police-citizen encounters in the context of Pennsylvania Law Abiding Gun Owners (PennLAGOs) involved in a traffic stop: I’ve Been Stopped by an Officer While Carrying … What are my Rights and Obligations? So the next logical question is what can the police do and what must a PennLAGO… Read more
Attend a U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar Near You We often find that law abiding gun owners (LAGOs) have very little experience with the criminal justice system. Similarly, the average civilian who follows the law will usually only have sporadic encounters with law enforcement officers (LEO). As a result, this usually leaves the good… Read more
Bad news for all of us. Although it does not directly impact Pennsylvania Law Abiding Gunowner’s, the program attorneys here at www.USLSPA.com were closely monitoring Jackson v. City and County of San Francisco as it is very important case about the 2nd Amendment. Technically, the case was denied certiorari by the Supreme Court of the… Read more
There goes another $15,000+ of Harrisburg City taxpayer’s hard earned money As readers of this blog will know, in January 2015, U.S. Law Shield filed suit against Harrisburg for its municipal gun laws which are in violation of state law. You can read all of the press coverage, and all of the pleadings here: City… Read more
At PennLAGO we are dedicated to the community of law abiding gun owners (LAGOs). That’s what we’re all about. Members of our LAGO community exercise their right to bear arms safely, responsibly and within the bounds of the law. Like Justice Scalia noted in Heller, there are “longstanding prohibitions on… Read more
In January, US Law Shield of Pennsylvania sued the City of Harrisburg over its illegal gun laws. The very first lawsuit filed under Act 192 in Pennsylvania. Simply put, we (the PennLAGOs) just keep winning. In yet another desperate and ill-advised waste of taxpayer money and yet another massive waste of time in a quixotic… Read more