While there are many things that can jeopardize gun ownership, few are more frustrating than an involuntary mental health commitment under Section 302 of the Pennsylvania Mental Health Procedures Act. The reason a 302 commitment is so frustrating when it comes to gun ownership is because  while a 302 is clearly a disqualifier under Pennsylvania… Read more

PennLAGOs providing Church Security On November 5, 2017, in Sutherland Spring Texas, tragedy struck when a lone gunman unloaded on an unsuspecting church in a small town in Texas where everyone knew everyone. It was a cowardly and ungodly act, for sure. A church in a very small town is perhaps the last place you… Read more

Three things you may not know about Pennsylvania Game Commission Officers and Waterway Conservation officers

If I have a valid Pennsylvania License to Carry a Firearm (LTCF), may I legally carry a loaded firearm on my ATV or Snowmobile in Pennsylvania for self-defense purposes? By Katy McShane, Esquire   At first glance, it may seem like this is a quick post in that the answer is: “no.” This would be… Read more

Carrying a knife or other weapon on PA K-12 school grounds still ill advised By Katherine McShane, Esquire and Justin J McShane, Esquire, F-AIC, F-AAFS There is a “new” case that came out that is making its way around the internet. It is the case of Commonwealth v. Goslin. Perhaps you’ve heard about it, maybe… Read more

How the Proposed National Reciprocity Bill will Impact Pennsylvania Law Abiding Gun Owners By: Gil Ambler Edited: Justin McShane and Katy McShane [Editor’s note: as of the date of this post, the National Handgun Reciprocity Bill of 2017 has been proposed. You can read it’s text here: https://hudson.house.gov/uploads/Concealed%20Carry%20Reciprocity%20Act%20of%202017.pdf as with all proposed bills, they are… Read more

Inheriting Firearms and Pennsylvania Law By MICHAEL ANTONIO GIARAMITA JR., ESQ. GIARAMITA LAW OFFICES, P.C. So you’ve suffered the loss of a loved one. So many memories. Some may even include bonding over firearms. Regardless, inheriting a loved one’s firearm can serve as a special way of remembering them. Recently, during one of our media… Read more

Why a PennLAGO needs to carry OC spray: The law of OC spray in Pennsylvania As recent events have emphasized, and as the history of man has revealed, for the average law abiding citizen and Pennsylvania Law Abiding Gun Owner (PennLAGO), violence often comes as a surprise. As Kelly McCann teaches us, bad folk who… Read more

Although at this point, it looks exceedingly unlikely that Hurricane Matthew will do much more than provide for some rain to the Keystone state and no one seems to predict that a Governor will enact a state of emergency or that the President of the United States will enact a state of emergency, it is… Read more

Any unscripted attack with multiple assailants is a nightmare scenario. Mob and herd mentalities can create powerful influences on the group dynamic to create sudden and total violence including death or near death. All one needs to do is think of April 29, 1992 and this scene that was broadcast all over the United States: An innocent truck driver, Reginald Denny, was savagely attacked by a mob where he was kicked, punched and even had a brick thrown at his head with the assailant dancing afterwards…. Read more