PA Bill Number: HB2663
Title: Providing for older adults protective services; and making a repeal.
Description: Providing for older adults protective services; and making a repeal. ...
Last Action: Referred to AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES
Last Action Date: Nov 19, 2024
Legal News
FPC Files Brief in Appeal Challenging Gun Ban for Non-Violent Misdemeanor Conviction :: 06/02/2021
U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced the filing of an opening brief in the appeal of Williams v. Garland, which challenges the federal Gun Control Act’s lifetime ban on exercise of Second Amendment rights due to a single misdemeanor conviction for a crime that did not involve violence, physical harm, or a firearm. The brief can be found at FPCLegal.org.
Updates in Lawsuits Challenging California's Magazine Ban, Maryland's "Assault Weapons" Ban, and More in Today's FPC Daily 2A Legal Update :: 06/02/2021
In today's FPC legal update, we have filings from lawsuits challenging restrictions on magazines, so-called "assault weapons", a gun ban at a festival in Idaho, and more.
Updates in Lawsuits Challenging California's Magazine Ban, Bump-Stock Bans, Gun Range Restrictions, and More in Today's FPC Daily 2A Legal Update :: 06/01/2021
In today's FPC legal update, we have filings from lawsuits challenging restrictions on magazines, bump-stocks, gun ranges, 3D printed gun files, and more.
24 State AGs Urge Supreme Court to Review New Jersey Law That Limits Magazine Capacities :: 05/31/2021
A coalition of state attorneys general is urging the Supreme Court to review a court decision that upholds New Jersey’s ban on gun magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds.
Illinois Lawsuit Seeks To Allow Those Under 21 To Carry Guns :: 05/29/2021
Illinois isn’t a pro-gun state. The only way the laws seem to change for the better there is as the result of a lawsuit. After all, one of the biggest Supreme Court rulings on the Second Amendment came out of Illinois, the McDonald v City of Chicago case. A lawsuit is directly responsible for many people in the state having a concealed carry permit in the first place.
Monumental 2nd Amendment Decision Regarding Target Ranges on Private Property by Judge Brobson, Candidate for Justice of the PA Supreme Court :: 05/29/2021
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 regulating of Barris’ shooting range was unconstitutional, because, under intermediate scrutiny, regulation “burden[ed] more conduct than is reasonably necessary.”
Supreme Court rules warrantless home gun confiscation is unconstitutional in 9-0 vote :: 05/17/2021
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that warrantless gun confiscation from Americans’ homes is unconstitutional, voting unanimously on the side of a Rhode Island man whose firearms were taken by law enforcement without a warrant after his wife expressed concerns that he might hurt himself.
Federal Government Files For a Rehearing En Banc of GOA v. Garland :: 05/13/2021
CINCINNATI, OH –-(Ammoland.com)-With three hours left in the deadline, the federal government filed a petition for a rehearing en banc of Gun Owners of America V. Garland. The government asked the full Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals to agree to rehear the case.
SCOTUS Decision on Hawaii Carry Case will Tell Gun Owners All They Need to Know :: 05/12/2021
U.S.A. – -(Ammoland.com)- “This petition presents the same issue presented in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc., v. Corlett … Like the New York statutory scheme at issue in NYSRPA, Hawaii maintains a statutory scheme that denies permits to ordinary law-abiding persons who seek to carry a firearm (openly or concealed) outside the home for self-defense,” attorneys Alan Beck and Stephen Stamboulieh argue in a Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed Tuesday in the Supreme Court of the United States. “Indeed, unlike the New York scheme, where some permits actually have been issued, Hawaii’s scheme is a permitting system in name only, because the statute has been used to deny all permit applications during the nine years this case has been in litigation.”
Gov. Desantis Signs Law That Bans Gun Regulation by Local Governments :: 05/10/2021
Amidst local governments’ legal battle with the State of Florida over a gun law, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that would expand the prohibition on local firearm regulations.
Glock wins (and Biden loses) in major liability suit :: 05/07/2021
God didn’t deliver for President Biden who recently begged “the Lord” to help him erase the congressionally-approved immunity that gun makers have from lawsuits.
SCOTUS's New 2A Case About More Than The Right To Carry :: 05/06/2021
Now that the Supreme Court has taken a case dealing with the right to keep and bear arms, we’re in for a little bit of a lull, since the Court won’t actually hear oral arguments in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Corlett until the fall. Behind the scenes, though, there’s still a lot going on, including the drafting of amicus briefs on both sides of the issue that will flesh out the arguments in favor and in opposition to New York’s “may issue” licensing regime for those wanting to carry a firearm for self-defense in public.
Ghost Gun Arrest Proves Futility Of Such Bans :: 05/03/2021
Anti-gunners have been on a ghost gun tirade lately. They don’t like them and they want to ban them so none of us can have them. That’s their thinking, anyway.
Gun Rights Group Files Lawsuit Over Permitless Carry Law :: 05/03/2021
The idea of a lawsuit over a permitless carry law isn’t surprising. After all, both sides of the gun debate routinely file lawsuits when a bill they don’t like passes. It’s kind of the natural order of things these days, isn’t it?
BREAKING: SCOTUS Accepts Case Challenging New York Carry Laws :: 04/27/2021
The Supreme Court’s streak of avoiding Second Amendment cases was broken on Monday, as justices granted cert in a case called New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Corlett. For over a month now, the Court had been considering whether or not to accept a challenge to New York’s concealed carry licensing laws, but in the meantime SCOTUS has turned away several other cases dealing with the right to keep and bear arms. Many gun owners had been growing increasingly frustrated with what they see as the Court’s reluctance to address the issue, even with what’s supposed to be a solid majority in favor of protecting the right to both keep and bear arms.
Illinois Judge Says FOID Requirement Unconstitutional For Guns At Home :: 04/27/2021
The state of Illinois is one of just a handful across the country that require a permit to possess a gun in the home and provides criminal penalties for those who are caught with a firearm, but that law took a hit on Tuesday when a Circuit Court judge ruled that the state’s Firearm Owner ID card is unconstitutional, at least when it comes to keeping arms in your residence.
FPC and FPF Announce Disbursement of Funds Following Class Action Victory By Attorney Joshua Prince :: 04/23/2021
BECHTELSVILLE, PA (April 23, 2021) — Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and Firearms Policy Foundation (FPF) announced that a disbursement of $60,937.95 was paid to Firearms Policy Foundation following a successful class action victory and settlement agreement reached by distinguished Second Amendment attorney Joshua Prince of the Civil Rights Defense Firm, P.C., of Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania, in the case of John Doe v. Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
FPC Files First Appellate Brief in Effort to Intervene in Lawsuit Seeking to Force ATF to Expand Definition of “Firearm” :: 04/23/2021
NEW YORK, NY (April 23, 2021) — Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced the filing of its opening brief with the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Syracuse v. BATFE, which is a federal lawsuit brought by anti-Second Amendment cities and organizations that seeks to force the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to redefine the term “firearm” to include non-firearm objects, including so-called “80%” objects. The brief can be viewed at FPCLegal.org.
Judgment Entered in FPC Right-to-Carry Lawsuit Following Settlement with City of Philadelphia :: 04/23/2021
PHILADELPHIA, PA (April 23, 2021) — Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced that Federal District Court Judge Michael M. Baylson has entered judgment in the FPC Second Amendment right-to-carry lawsuit Fetsurka v. Outlaw, a case filed last November, following the parties’ agreement to settle through an offer of judgment. The order and judgment terms can be viewed atFPCLegal.org.
FPC Sues Tennessee in New Federal Lawsuit to Restore the Right to Carry Firearms for Adults Under Age 21 :: 04/22/2021
KNOXVILLE, TN (April 22, 2021) — Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced the filing of a new federal Second Amendment lawsuit on behalf of itself and three individuals, challenging the State of Tennessee’s laws that prevent law-abiding adults under age 21 from carrying a loaded firearm in public for self-defense. The case, Bassett v. Slatery, is the most recent addition to FPC’s strategic litigation program seeking to restore the right to keep and bear arms throughout the United States. The complaint can be viewed atFPCLegal.org.
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