by Bickerton Law | Aug 25, 2022 | Blog, Blog Posts, Gun Laws, Gun Rights, New Laws, News
On August 24th, new ATF regulations clarifying the definition of a privately made firearm and adding requirements to federally licensed sellers of firearms made from partially completed or unfinished frames or receivers took effect. Under the new regulations, firearms...
by Bickerton Law | Jul 8, 2022 | Blog, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Law News, New Laws, News
HARRISBURG,PA– **UPDATE: 7/20/2022 12:20 AM** Governor Tom Wolf signed Senate Bill 1183 into law on July 11, 2022. The new law, Act 20 of 2022, takes effect on September 9th, 2022. ORIGINAL ARTICLE The Pennsylvania House and Senate have passed a bill allowing the...
by Bickerton Law | Jul 7, 2022 | Blog, Commentary, Gun Laws, Gun Rights, In the News, New Laws, News
In the aftermath of the Buffalo, Uvalde, and Highland Park mass shooting incidents, the topic of red flag laws has been front and center. But what is a red flag law and what are they designed to do? Red flag laws explained A red flag law is defined as a regulation...
by Bickerton Law | Jun 21, 2022 | Blog, Drug Crimes, In the News, New Laws, News, News Update
On June 20th, the Pennsylvania House passed a bill decriminalizing the possession of fentanyl test strips and other drug testing kits. Test tubes in laboratory Under the current law, possession of the test trips is an ungraded misdemeanor that is punishable by up to a...
by William Bickerton | Dec 12, 2014 | Blog, Blog Posts, DUI, New Laws, sentencing, Sentencing and Punishments
On October 20th, 2014, the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed a law changing the way courts handle prior drunk driving (DUI) convictions at sentencing. In Pennsylvania, you face harsher punishments if you have prior DUI convictions. Before the change, prior DUI...
