Articles Posted in Firearms Law

Bearing arms, also known as carrying a gun, is a basic right that all citizens of the United States have. In the interest of protecting the public, there are limits that the government has put on this right, based on a person’s age and criminal behavior. A Pittsburgh criminal defense attorney can help you learn…

If you were involuntarily committed for mental health reasons, you are disqualified from possessing a firearm. Pennsylvania law 18 Pa.C.S. §6105 (c)(4) and federal law 18 Pa.C.S. §922 (g)(4) lay this out. Often, people who have been committed involuntarily are unaware that the law prohibits them from owning guns. Sometimes, they don’t know they were treated…

You’d think buying a gun or obtaining a license for one was easy, but it’s not. If you want to make your purchase through a Federal Firearms Licensee, either at a store or a gun show, you have to go through Pennsylvania’s Instant Check System, also referred to as PICS. PICS is a system that…

When I read in the news recently that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie had pardoned a Pennsylvania mom who had been pulled over for speeding in the Garden State and ended up being jailed for having a gun in her car, all I could think about the was famous Ron Burgundy quote: “Wow. That escalated…