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Essential Questions in Firearms Law: Why the Gun Laws Are What They Are? 2026

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  • Start Date:2026-04-06 12:00:00
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  • Level:Intermediate
  • Topics:Constitutional

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This program is eligible for 1 hour of CLE credit in 60-minute states. In 50-minute states, this program is eligible for 1.2 hours of CLE credit. Credit hours are estimated and are subject to each state’s approval and credit rounding rules.

Overview

Why aren’t background checks universal?
What is the so-called “gun show loophole”?
Is Pennsylvania’s Castle Doctrine working as intended?
Are firearm deaths rising, and what does the data actually tell us?
Who commits crimes with firearms—and where do these crimes occur?

The Questions Everyone Asks About Guns—And What the Data Says

This session takes a data-driven look at the realities behind these frequently debated questions. Using research and crime data, Jonathan S. Goldstein, Esq., a nationally recognized firearms law instructor and practitioner, examines how federal and Pennsylvania firearms laws developed, why they are structured the way they are, and how they operate in practice today.

Designed for practitioners seeking a deeper understanding of the “why” behind Pennsylvania’s firearms framework—as well as attorneys interested in firearms policy—this program provides a clear look at the current landscape of firearm regulation.

Why Watch?

  • Gain clarity on complex firearms laws by examining the data and research that shaped both federal and Pennsylvania regulations.
  • Understand the policy drivers behind firearms legislation and how those choices affect the legal landscape today.
  • Separate myth from reality by exploring what crime data actually reveals about firearms, violence, and where it occurs.
  • Hear insights from firearms law authority Jonathan S. Goldstein, Esq. on the development and structure of current regulations.
  • Strengthen your ability to discuss and analyze firearms law and policy with clients, colleagues, and policymakers.

Recorded in April 2026.

Faculty

Jonathan S. Goldstein, Esq.

Jonathan Goldstein brings nearly 25 years of experience as an entrepreneur and business owner to his law practice. Mr. Goldstein’s practice focuses on firearms law and election law as well as entrepreneurial business advising. Mr. Goldstein is an NRA certified pistol instructor and is a volunteer attorney for several firearms organizations including the National Rifle Association. He actively lectures on firearms law and firearms safety across Pennsylvania and is a frequent presenter for continuing legal education providers such as CAPE and the Pennsylvania Bar Institute. In May 2011, Mr. Goldstein was awarded the Defender of Justice Award by the National Rifle Association’s Institute of Legislative Action for his “tireless service to the Constitution and with particular emphasis on the protection and furtherance of the Second Amendment.” As of September 2018, Mr. Goldstein sat for
several years as a non-director member of the National Rifle Association board’s Legal Affairs Committee and was also a member of the NRA’s 2016 Nominating Committee. Mr. Goldstein is also very active in Pennsylvania politics. He has twice been a candidate for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Mr. Goldstein has litigated signature challenges in the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania and has briefed and won an election law appeal before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. He regularly represents state and national political parties as well as state and local candidates across the Commonwealth. Mr. Goldstein received his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1993. He returned to the University of Pennsylvania for law school, earning his J.D. in 2005. Mr. Goldstein is admitted to practice law in state and federal courts in Pennsylvania and New Jersey as well
as several Circuit courts and the United States Supreme Court where his firm argued a case in the 2023-2024 term. Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. Goldstein was the founder and President of Urban Technology Group, Inc., a technology services company. According to the Philadelphia Business Journal, Urban Technology Group, Inc. was the fastest growing services company in Philadelphia from 2000-2002. In 2002, Mr. Goldstein won the Philadelphia Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 award as one of the most influential
Philadelphians under the age of 40. From 2002 to 2004, Mr. Goldstein also served as an Adjunct Professor in Temple University’s Fox School of Business teaching entrepreneurship and computer science to both undergraduates and M.B.A. candidates.

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