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  Texas & U.S. Law Shield brings you video training tips from the SIG Sauer Academy, in association with the National Shooting Sports Foundation. In this episode, SIG Sauer Academy Vice President Adam Painchaud talks about the detailed attention needed to safely and effectively holster and unholster a sidearm. Video courtesy NSSF. Used with permission. Watch more... [Read More]

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  If you have to display your firearm toward a threat, what should you do immediately afterward? U.S. Law Shield Member Ambassador Sherry Hale talks to Emily Taylor, an Independent Program Attorney for Texas Law Shield, to find out.  

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U.S. Law Shield of Florida Independent Program Attorney James Phillips: Earlier this week a good samaritan who possessed a CWFL came to the rescue of a Lee County deputy. This deputy had pulled over a suspect; and before the deputy could exit his vehicle, the suspect exited his, came and dragged the officer out of... [Read More]

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  by Michael Wisdom, Senior Contributing Editor, U.S. & Texas LawShield® We’ve all seen the news reports of the mob scenes and riots across the country following recent police shootings and now the election. We feel that it is important that you understand your rights should you find yourself unintentionally caught up in such a... [Read More]

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Commenters on Texas & U.S. Law Shield social media overwhelmingly want President-Elect Donald J. Trump to push national reciprocity as his first gun-rights-related legislative effort. Those posting on our Texas Law Shield Facebook page and our U.S. Law Shield Facebook page expressed their wish for “National Concealed Carry Reciprocity” above “Ending Gun-Free Zones On Military... [Read More]

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  From the Member Forum: I loaned my gun to my son to shoot targets with me on my 10-acre property where we both live. He kept it and I went out of town. Some months later, he told me that he had pawned my gun. Although I don’t want to charge him with theft, I... [Read More]

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In our Member Forums, “Neighbor” asked: Can you legally carry on your person or in a boat while at a park or on a lake that is managed by the Army Corps of Engineers? A Texas Law Shield Independent Program Attorney answered, “Unfortunately, each district has its own firearms policy; to carry on Army Corps of Engineers... [Read More]

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Sunday afternoon in the Walmart parking lot in Shawnee, Kansas, a woman was putting her child in the car seat when two men approached her, struck her in the head from behind, and began attacking her. One bystander, a 33-year-old veteran, jumped out of his car and came to her aid and was shot multiple... [Read More]

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by Tony Pellecchia At a recent Law Shield speaking engagement concerning how to protect yourself in a mass-shooting situation at a mall, school, or work, I was asked a question by a middle-aged woman: “I just got my handgun license. What kind of gun should I buy?” I answered her question with more questions: 1. Have you... [Read More]

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Back-to-school stun guns gaining popularity. Since July 1, 2016, it has been legal in Georgia to carry a stun gun or Taser anywhere on campus of state colleges and universities as a method of personal protection. Anyone 18 years of age or older or currently enrolled in classes at those institutions can carry

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Since July 1, 2016, it has been legal in Georgia to carry a stun gun or Taser anywhere on campus of state colleges and universities as a method of personal protection. Anyone 18 years of age or older or currently enrolled in classes at those institutions can carry an “electroshock weapon” with them while “in... [Read More]

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKo3cyqxUiY&feature=youtu.be U.S Law Shield Independent Program Attorney Robert Robles:  Many people have asked me what to do when they see flashing lights of a police officer in the rearview mirror and they understand uh-oh, I'm going to have to pull over and stop and talk to this police officer. When you have an encounter in

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