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Can I Trick-Or-Treat And Carry in Oklahoma? This Halloween, we want to discuss something much scarier than any ghost or ghoul: spending the night in a jail cell, or possibly losing your right to self-defense! In the short video below, Independent Program Attorney Robert Robles explains Oklahoma law when in comes to carrying your firearm... [Read More]

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Can I Trick-Or-Treat And Carry in Florida? This Halloween, we want to discuss something much scarier than any ghost or ghoul: spending the night in a jail cell, or possibly losing your right to self-defense! In the short video below, Independent Program Attorney James Phillips explains Florida law when in comes to carrying your firearm... [Read More]

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Can I Trick-Or-Treat And Carry in Texas?   This Halloween, we want to discuss something much scarier than any ghost or ghoul: spending the night in a jail cell, or possibly losing your right to self-defense! In the short video below, Independent Program Attorney Richard Hayes explains Texas law when it comes to carrying your firearm on... [Read More]

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Washington, D.C. has long had an aversion to its residents possessing firearms, despite recent Supreme Court decisions re-enforcing an individual’s Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms for personal defense. The District of Columbia law regarding the issuing of a concealed carry permit state that D.C. “may issue” a permit rather than “shall issue,”... [Read More]

The post COURT DECISION IN D.C. MAY BE GOOD NEWS FOR NEW JERSEY appeared first on U.S. & Texas LawShield.

Independent Program Attorney Emily Taylor discusses upcoming legislation that could effect our gun rights, possibly in a positive way.

The post Pending U.S. Federal Legislative Update appeared first on U.S. & Texas LawShield.

  Recently, a small start-up company, SlideFire, decided to test the 1986 Firearm Owners Protection Act that made it illegal to manufacture an automatic weapon after May 19, 1986 (with an exception for samples manufactured for dealers, military, and police agencies). The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is charged with the responsibility of... [Read More]

The post ATF SAYS “NO-GO” ON AUTOGLOVE DEVICE appeared first on U.S. & Texas LawShield.

In Missouri, the law permits both open and concealed carrying of firearms without a permit, subject to certain restrictions. Municipalities are allowed to enact ordinances restricting open carry within their own city limits, but may not ban the open carry of guns by anyone that possesses a valid concealed carry permit. One major city is... [Read More]

The post CONFUSED ABOUT KANSAS CITY’S OPEN CARRY LAWS? appeared first on U.S. & Texas LawShield.

  On Tuesday, September 12, 2017, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced that Texans that lost or had their license to carry a handgun damaged in the recent storm—Hurricane Harvey—can receive a replacement card free. In his announcement, Gov. Abbott said the State was waiving the usual $25 fee for a replacement card. Those with a... [Read More]

The post REPLACE YOUR LOST OR DAMAGED LTC FOR FREE appeared first on U.S. & Texas LawShield.

With the prospect of a major storm event on the horizon for much of Florida, Georgians are welcoming thousands of friends, relatives, and those in need into their cities, towns, and homes. Floridians evacuating to Georgia will all find a warm welcome; those who lawfully own and carry firearms, in particular, will be happy to... [Read More]

The post Hurricane Irma: Georgians Will Welcome Evacuating Gun Owners appeared first on U.S. & Texas LawShield.

During the recent disaster wrought by Hurricane Harvey in Texas and the impending landfall in Florida of Hurricane Irma, many of our members have been asking if the government can confiscate their firearms if the Governor or Federal Government declare a state of emergency. Following the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the New... [Read More]

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Member Ambassador Sherry Hale interviews Michael Cargill to learn how U.S. LawShield helped his parents in the aftermath of a home invasion and self-defense shooting when they discovered three men breaking into their house.     TV Reporter: “A homeowner in Georgia shot and killed an intruder…Police there are investigating.” Female Voice: “It’s really creepy.... [Read More]

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Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission Officers (FWC Officers) are not like the police—they are the police, explains David Katz, Independent Program Attorney for U.S. LawShield in Florida. [Transcript continues below the video.]     FWC Officers Legal Role By statute, FWC Officers are licensed Florida law enforcement. They are arguably some of the most powerful police... [Read More]

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