Law and the Courts




Supreme Court Vacates Ruling Upholding Mass. Ban on Gun Purchases by Those Convicted of Gun Misdemeanors

Massachusetts effectively blocks anyone convicted of a non-violent misdemeanor involving a firearm from purchasing handguns. A recent First District Court of Appeals ruling upheld the prohibition in Morin v. Lyver. Today the supreme court vacated…






Gun Owners of America Sues to Block Philadelphia Mayor’s Illegal Recreation Facilities Gun Ban

Maybe Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney thinks Pennsylvania’s preemption law somehow works differently on the east side of the state than it does in Western Pennsylvania. He’s apparently under the impression that by instituting his own…