Firearms Industry Consulting Group

08/17/2026

The Final Rule on Federal Fi****ms Relief is dropping!

As one of his first actions as Attorney General, Todd Blanche today finalized a federal regulation and launched a new process allowing eligible individuals who are prohibited from possessing fi****ms to apply for restoration of their federal firearm rights.

08/07/2026

ICYMI: Fi****ms Industry Consulting Group’s Twenty-Sixth Bi-Annual Machinegun Shoot – October 31, 2026!: Fi****ms Industry Consulting Group® (FICG®), a division of Civil Rights Defense Firm, P.C., will be hosting our twenty-sixth bi-annual machine gun shoot at Eastern Lancaster County Rod and Gun Club on Saturday, October 31, 2026, in celebration of the 2nd Amendment of the US Constitution, and Article 1, Section 21 of the PA Constitution. Eastern … Continue reading Fi****ms Industry Consulting Group’s Twenty-Sixth Bi-Annual Machinegun Shoot – October 31, 2026! →

Fi****ms Industry Consulting Group® (FICG®), a division of Civil Rights Defense Firm, P.C., will be hosting our twenty-sixth bi-annual machine gun shoot at Eastern Lancaster County Rod and Gun Club…

08/05/2026

Fi****ms Industry Consulting Group’s Twenty-Sixth Bi-Annual Machinegun Shoot – October 31, 2026!: Fi****ms Industry Consulting Group® (FICG®), a division of Civil Rights Defense Firm, P.C., will be hosting our twenty-sixth bi-annual machine gun shoot at Eastern Lancaster County Rod and Gun Club on Saturday, October 31, 2026, in celebration of the 2nd Amendment of the US Constitution, and Article 1, Section 21 of the PA Constitution. Eastern … Continue reading Fi****ms Industry Consulting Group’s Twenty-Sixth Bi-Annual Machinegun Shoot – October 31, 2026! →

Fi****ms Industry Consulting Group® (FICG®), a division of Civil Rights Defense Firm, P.C., will be hosting our twenty-sixth bi-annual machine gun shoot at Eastern Lancaster County Rod and Gun Club…

08/04/2026

An FYI for all our SOT payers... Don't expect to get a paper SOT license anymore... apparently... until next week, when ATF changes its mind again and fails to inform anyone...

07/24/2026

ICYMI: Landmark PA Supreme Court Opinion Rules Open Fields Doctrine Unconstitutional: The "Open Fields Doctrine" is a judicially created exception to the U.S. Constitution's 4th Amendment which protects against unreasonable searches and seizures (or at least it should). Under the open fields exception, law enforcement could enter and search the "open fields" of private property without a warrant, consent, exigent circumstance, or other warrant exception. Unsurprisingly, … Continue reading Landmark PA Supreme Court Opinion Rules Open Fields Doctrine Unconstitutional →

The “Open Fields Doctrine” is a judicially created exception to the U.S. Constitution’s 4th Amendment which protects against unreasonable searches and seizures (or at least it sho…

07/22/2026

Landmark PA Supreme Court Opinion Rules Open Fields Doctrine Unconstitutional: The "Open Fields Doctrine" is a judicially created exception to the U.S. Constitution's 4th Amendment which protects against unreasonable searches and seizures (or at least it should). Under the open fields exception, law enforcement could enter and search the "open fields" of private property without a warrant, consent, exigent circumstance, or other warrant exception. Unsurprisingly, … Continue reading Landmark PA Supreme Court Opinion Rules Open Fields Doctrine Unconstitutional →

The “Open Fields Doctrine” is a judicially created exception to the U.S. Constitution’s 4th Amendment which protects against unreasonable searches and seizures (or at least it sho…

06/11/2026

ICYMI: US Department of Justice Opens Investigation Into Philadelphia Police Department’s Allegedly Unconstitutional Permit Denial/Revocation Practices: Today, the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division announced that it had opened an investigation into whether the Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) - which is responsible for issuing licenses to carry fi****ms to residents of Philadelphia - is using the vague “good cause” and "character and reputation" standards to deny and revoke permits to … Continue reading US Department of Justice Opens Investigation Into Philadelphia Police Department’s Allegedly Unconstitutional Permit Denial/Revocation Practices →

Today, the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division announced that it had opened an investigation into whether the Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) – which is responsible for iss…

06/09/2026

US Department of Justice Opens Investigation Into Philadelphia Police Department’s Allegedly Unconstitutional Permit Denial/Revocation Practices: Today, the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division announced that it had opened an investigation into whether the Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) - which is responsible for issuing licenses to carry fi****ms to residents of Philadelphia - is using the vague “good cause” and "character and reputation" standards to deny and revoke permits to … Continue reading US Department of Justice Opens Investigation Into Philadelphia Police Department’s Allegedly Unconstitutional Permit Denial/Revocation Practices →

Today, the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division announced that it had opened an investigation into whether the Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) – which is responsible for iss…

05/30/2026

ICYMI: MONUMENTAL Decision – Regulation of Act 235 – PA’s Lethal Weapons Act – Ruled Unlawful: Today, Chief Counsel Joshua Prince, assisted by Attorney Dillon Harris, secured a monumental decision by the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, wherein the Court ruled that Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Bivens and the Pennsylvania State Police's regulation, adding a "disqualifying criminal offense" as a nebulous, prohibiting criteria, was unconstitutional. Specifically, the Court declared that: (1) Lieutenant Colonel … Continue reading MONUMENTAL Decision – Regulation of Act 235 – PA’s Lethal Weapons Act – Ruled Unlawful →

Today, Chief Counsel Joshua Prince, assisted by Attorney Dillon Harris, secured a monumental decision by the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, wherein the Court ruled that Pennsylvania State Police …

05/28/2026

MONUMENTAL Decision – Regulation of Act 235 – PA’s Lethal Weapons Act – Ruled Unlawful: Today, Chief Counsel Joshua Prince, assisted by Attorney Dillon Harris, secured a monumental decision by the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, wherein the Court ruled that Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Bivens and the Pennsylvania State Police's regulation, adding a "disqualifying criminal offense" as a nebulous, prohibiting criteria, was unconstitutional. Specifically, the Court declared that: (1) Lieutenant Colonel … Continue reading MONUMENTAL Decision – Regulation of Act 235 – PA’s Lethal Weapons Act – Ruled Unlawful →

Today, Chief Counsel Joshua Prince, assisted by Attorney Dillon Harris, secured a monumental decision by the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, wherein the Court ruled that Pennsylvania State Police …