Pennsylvania State Police v. Grogan

I must respectfully dissent. I do not disagree with the majority’s rejection of PSP’s argument that a State court is without power to grant relief from the restrictions imposed by Section 922(g) of the Federal Act.1 Indeed, in Pennsylvania State Police v. Paulshock, 789 A.2d 309 (Pa.Cmwlth.2001), we specifically held that it had such authority. Id. at 315. The question here is whether or not common pleas did so. As noted in Paulshock, the exemption from federal firearm disability under Section 921(a)(20) requires both the restoration of civil rights and a full relief from any State firearm…