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                With the next session of the Texas Legislature set to commence January 10, 2017, state lawmakers wasted no time in pre-filing bills for consideration when the 85th Legislative Session convenes next month. One such bill filed November 30, 2016, SB 16, is of interest to gun owners... [Read More]

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Recently, a driver in Florida used deadly force to protect a police officer who was being attacked by a suspect. [See related story here.] The suspect had pulled the deputy out of the police car and had thrown him to the ground, repeatedly attacking him. The driver got out of his car and ran to... [Read More]

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“I ran into some trouble about 20 years ago or so, and my attorney just told me to plead guilty and eventually it would come off my record; how do I go about getting that expunged?” “I didn’t have the money for a lawyer so I plead guilty to a felony; how do I buy... [Read More]

The post Erasing Your Criminal History appeared first on U.S. & Texas LawShield.

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]

The post Florida Good Samaritan Analysis: Licensed Carrier Saves Deputy appeared first on U.S. & Texas LawShield.

  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]

The post Trapped in a Demonstration? What Are Your Self-Defense Options? appeared first on U.S. & Texas LawShield.

  By John R. Lott, Jr. Contributing Editor to Texas & U.S. Law Shield CNN recently made the completely false claim that the US has “one of the world’s highest rates of death by firearms.” Note most countries don’t report their firearm homicide rates, and there are many other problems that make the US’s rate... [Read More]

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The “Left-Coast” state has done it again. The election of 2016 saw the election of a man for President who has espoused his strong support for the 2nd Amendment and gun-owners’ rights. But that message was lost on Californians.  On Tuesday, two thirds of the voters passed Proposition 63, which further restricted the rights of... [Read More]

The post California to the Left of the Country, and Not Just Geographically! appeared first on U.S. & Texas LawShield.

Tuesday’s election brought with it challenges in four states to the rights of law-abiding gun owners as well as a potential threat nationally to the 2nd Amendment. By now, everyone is probably aware that Donald J. Trump won the Presidential election over his opponent, Hillary Clinton. That is a significant plus for gun rights in... [Read More]

The post Election 2016—Mixed Results for Gun Rights appeared first on U.S. & Texas LawShield.

Last Friday, Erika Cotti went to the Loudon County Registrar’s office to vote and was approached by a man passing out Republican sample ballots with a gun holstered at his side. He is a retired law enforcement official and has a concealed carry permit. Cotti informed the liberal online news organization The Huffington Post that a man... [Read More]

The post Virginia Woman 'Intimidated' at the Polls by Man Exercising His Constitutional Rights appeared first on U.S. & Texas LawShield.

In this video, U.S. Law Shield President Kirk Evans explains the main reasons why legal gun owners get arrested.  

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In the video below, U.S. Law Shield of Florida Independent Program Attorney David Katz addresses the pitfalls and problems of carrying firearms onto school property.

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In this video, U.S. Law Shield of Pennsylvania Independent Program Attorney Justin McShane addresses the pitfalls and problems of carrying firearms onto school property.

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