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  https://youtu.be/7yHTQ8V4dsA Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump debated on stage for the final time on Oct. 19 at the Thomas and Mack Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The moderator was Chris Wallace of Fox News. During one of her statements, Ms. Clinton said that toddlers getting access to firearms was the reason Washington, D.C. had... [Read More]

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  Members: This is just one example of how the legal system can trample your rights. One man had to sue the FBI because the agency wouldn’t correct a legal record it had received six years earlier. Gregory Ledet is an Ohio man who was refused a gun purchase when he tried to purchase a firearm... [Read More]

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  Oklahoma has restrictions on the sale, transfer, and possession of firearms that are separate and distinct from the federal restrictions. If a person runs afoul of the law, they could potentially face prosecution in both state and federal court. Here’s a primer from Chapter 3 of Oklahoma Gun Law, Armed And Educated, that specifies our... [Read More]

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November has finally arrived, and along with it comes crisp fall air, ever shorter daylight hours, and new gun laws. As we reported last spring, the Governor signed several pro-gun bills that went into effect on November 1st. We turned to U.S. Law Shield of Oklahoma Independent Program Attorney Robert Robles to explain the new... [Read More]

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The Senate in the Palmetto State convened a special committee chaired by Sen. Gerald Malloy, D-Hartsville, called the Senate’s Gun Issues Special Committee, to hold a series of four public hearings to receive input from citizens across the state to take a comprehensive look at gun issues in South Carolina. Malloy said there is no... [Read More]

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Last July, a new law went into effect in Virginia that provided upon request, that the Virginia State Police would be on-site to provide a background check in private transactions at firearms shows in Virginia for the sale or transfer of handguns or long guns at the event. U.S. Law Shield has previously reported on... [Read More]

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For the first time in recent memory, there are no statewide initiatives anywhere in the country seeking to expand gun rights on any state ballots for the November 8th election. Instead, four states have ballot issues that seek to further restrict guns sales and transfers. Voters in Maine, California, Washington and Nevada will decide whether... [Read More]

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Texas Law Shield Independent Program Attorney Michele Byington gives gun owners a quick list of trick-and-treating do’s and don’ts for the spooky night on Monday.  

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With the upcoming election, we at U.S. Law Shield thought it important to remind our members as to the laws in their state regarding firearms at polling places.  We turned to U.S. Law Shield of Oklahoma Independent Program Attorney Robert Robles for his input. Here is what Robles says: “I reviewed the Oklahoma Self Defense... [Read More]

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A few weeks ago, the Missoula, Montana City Council passed an ordinance requiring all gun sales to first undergo a background check — even private transactions. U. S. Law Shield reported on this issue previously. There were many voicing their opinion questioning the legality of the city’s move, including Montana’s Speaker of the House, Austin Knudsen,... [Read More]

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With the upcoming election, we at U.S. Law Shield thought it important to remind our members as to the laws in their state regarding firearms at polling places. We turned to U.S. Law Shield of Missouri Independent Program Attorney Deborah Alessi for her input. U.S. Law Shield of Missouri Independent Program Attorney Deborah Alessi Here... [Read More]

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The New Jersey Senate recently passed a concurrent resolution with the state’s General Assembly that prohibits adoption of the State Police-proposed rule expanding the justifiable need standard for issuing handgun carry permits. The move halts Governor Chris Christie’s administration’s regulations to expand the “justifiable need standard.” The Governor’s regulation would have made it easier for law-abiding citizens to obtain a concealed... [Read More]

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