Can you recommend A Great 2A lawyer

[Squaredout]

Hello, Can you recommend a good 2a lawyer? Here is my story. I was a police officer for several years I left the department in 1996. I just bought a house and soon realized that a guy I arrested lives in my neighborhood ran into him at a food spot. I never considered applying for the permit until then. I applied and was advised that I had no reason for one. It was too long since I was an officer; I had no threats on my life and no large deposits. I tried to explain my issue to the Trooper and he asked if the guy threaded me I said no because He still though I was on the force. Can you recommend a Lawyer to review this issue? I know I am past the 10 days to appeal but I would apply again if needed. Thanks for your help

 

[Ab_Normal]

Hello, Can you recommend a good 2a lawyer? Here is my story. I was a police officer for several years I left the department in 1996. I just bought a house and soon realized that a guy I arrested lives in my neighborhood ran into him at a food spot. I never considered applying for the permit until then. I applied and was advised that I had no reason for one. It was too long since I was an officer; I had no threats on my life and no large deposits. I tried to explain my issue to the Trooper and he asked if the guy threaded me I said no because He still though I was on the force. Can you recommend a Lawyer to review this issue? I know I am past the 10 days to appeal but I would apply again if needed. Thanks for your help

MSI would be a good place to start.

 

[fightinbluhen51]

Herm...yeah, MSI would be a good place to start. Pop into this thread too... http://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=35855 and read the whole thing. There was a post about NRA looking for "test cases" post McDonald.

Though, I thought, as a retired police officer (or perhaps you are not retired, you just resigned your employment?) were entitled to carry under the Federal Law that was enacted under Bush.

 

[Norton]

I sent him back here. There's lots of attorneys who bill themselves as "gun lawyers" but most approach it from the end of the spectrum that deals with "gun crimes" rather than administrative things like this.

 

[Lawyer56]

Did you file a timely appeal to the Handgun Permit Review Board?

 

[trickg]

Richard Gardiner, in Fairfax, VA. 703-352-7276

He's one of the nation's leading 2A attorneys - just keep in mind that to even get the guy on the phone is going to cost you, and he may not even be able to help you.

I ended up going to him for advice regarding the transfer paperwork of a Class III firearm owned by my father who passed in 1997. My mom, for reasons I still can't comprehend, never completed the transfer of the weapon to herself when he passed away, so needless to say, 11 years after the fact, she was breaking the law and the BATF could have confiscated the gun and she could have done jail time.

Fortunately they weren't hard-asses about it - apparently the BATF isn't into jailing widows or taking away inherited firearms, so they approved the transfer, making my mother the legal owner. That's pretty much what Richard Gardiner said they would do, although he offered no guarantees.

Not sure if he's the guy you want to use, but it's my understanding that he's pretty much at the top of the food chain where 2A attorneys are concerned.

As a side note, he was recommended to me through my brother-in-law who knows a guy who is a friend of Sandra Froman, former President of the NRA, and it was from her that I got his name and number.

 

[Squaredout]

Did you file a timely appeal to the Handgun Permit Review Board?

No. my 10 days has expired. How ever I will reply.

 

[swinokur]

Barry Helfand in Rockville?

 

[ToneGrail]

Herm...yeah, MSI would be a good place to start. Pop into this thread too... http://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=35855 and read the whole thing. There was a post about NRA looking for "test cases" post McDonald.

Though, I thought, as a retired police officer (or perhaps you are not retired, you just resigned your employment?) were entitled to carry under the Federal Law that was enacted under Bush.

That's the rub..you have to be retired...not just former. If he worked for say 5 years and then quit, he's not eligible under HR218.

MD doesn't treat it's own rank and file officers well in that respect. I know a full-time county officer who's wife was denied a permit even though he produced documented threats against himself and his entire family by a guy he arrested. I have no doubt that if it was one of the Executive Corp white shirts, it wouldn't even have been an issue and the permit would be granted no questions asked.

 

[Squaredout]

Originally Posted by fightinbluhen51
Herm...yeah, MSI would be a good place to start. Pop into this thread too... http://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=35855 and read the whole thing. There was a post about NRA looking for "test cases" post McDonald.

Though, I thought, as a retired police officer (or perhaps you are not retired, you just resigned your employment?) were entitled to carry under the Federal Law that was enacted under Bush.



I resigned in good standings and can be rehired. No bad issues here....

 

[fightinbluhen51]

That's the rub..you have to be retired...not just former. If he worked for say 5 years and then quit, he's not eligible under HR218.

MD doesn't treat it's own rank and file officers well in that respect. I know a full-time county officer who's wife was denied a permit even though he produced documented threats against himself and his entire family by a guy he arrested. I have no doubt that if it was one of the Executive Corp white shirts, it wouldn't even have been an issue and the permit would be granted no questions asked.

Talk about a distinct violation of civil rights. Oh I can't wait until we can sue these pricks and make them at least pay the price of the political beliefs.

 

[gamer_jim]

Run for Baltimore City Council President!

 

[ThatIsAFact]

The federal law in question, 18 USC 926C, confers a national right to carry on a "qualified retired law enforcement officer," a term that is defined in detail in the law. Among the requirements is a minimum of 15 years service prior to honorable retirement. There is a bill pending in Congress (S. 1132) which would lower this minimum requirement to 10 years, among other changes; this bill has been approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee, but not acted on by the full Senate, or by the House.

ThatIsAFact

 

[Squaredout]

Run for Baltimore City Council President!

I just may do that... Oh wait I don’t live in the city! Oh well it did not stop the current president from holding the post LOL

 

[tcb100]

You want to talk to Walter Booth (301) 913-0070, in Bethesda Maryland. Gun rights are his thing.

 

[Norton]

You want to talk to Walter Booth (301) 913-0070, in Bethesda Maryland. Gun rights are his thing.

Damn....that's the name I was thinking of and couldn't dredge up.

Yes...he has a very good reputation.

 

[CharlieFoxtrot]

If the time to appeal has passed you are out of luck. Any administrative law-type litigation requires that you exhaust all administrative remedies before you seek the assistance of the courts. Only option I see is for you to reapply and have everything lined up ahead of time (lawyer etc.) for the appeal process.

 

[Hellphish]

i hear gura will be avalible soon

 

[Oreo]

You gotta wonder what kind of reaction Gura gets when the opposition finds out he's on the case. I bet there's a real, "OH SHIT!" moment when they realize this one isn't gonna just go away. This one is gonna ride their ass the entire way, and it's gonna be a long bumpy trip to a place they didn't want to go.