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Following the mass shooting at the Orlando nightclub last June, an online petition is circulating calling for the city to enact stricter gun regulations. The petition, started on Change.org by Orlando resident and activist Dylan Wolstencroft, has reached nearly 40,000 signatures, and the organizer says when it hits, 50,000, it will be submitted to the... [Read More]

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U.S. Law Shield Independent Program Attorney James Phillips: Almost every single one of us have had the unfortunate pleasure of driving down the road only to look up in the rearview mirror and see those blue lights.  It’s a moment we all dread. Most CWFL holders, they find themselves in a dilemma on what should... [Read More]

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As we reported previously in the U.S. Law Shield Newsletter, an expansive pro-gun bill was sitting on Governor Jay Nixon’s desk for his review. At the time of that earlier publication, there was no indication as to the direction the Governor was going to take. But over the ensuing few weeks it became more clear... [Read More]

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According to Missouri law, any person who is at least 19 years-of-age and not otherwise prohibited from possessing a firearm can transport a concealable firearm in the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle. No concealed carry permit is required. If you drive in Missouri with a gun in your car, you need to know how... [Read More]

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U.S Law Shield Independent Program Attorney Doug Richards: If a police officer stops you for running a red light or speeding and they come up to your window, what I do is I give them my concealed handgun license and my driver’s license and registration at the same time.  Now, in a lot of counties here... [Read More]

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U.S. Law Shield Independent Program Attorney Matt Kilgo: How should you handle a law enforcement encounter during a traffic stop?  Do you have to show your weapons carry license?  Do you have to tell the officer that you’re carrying a firearm? And what if police want to search your car? Well, the goal of any... [Read More]

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As of today, August 1st 2016, campus carry has gone into effect for four year universities. Here are the five things you need to know about campus carry in Texas to stay legal. Concealed carry is now legal; Open carry is not allowed! Now with campus carry in effect, concealed carry by a “license to... [Read More]

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On June 20, 2016, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled unanimously against a law, ACT 192, that allowed gun owners and outside organizations to sue local municipalities for their gun-control rules, whether or not they had been directly affected or harmed by them, and force those municipalities to pay attorney fees. Local governments will now be... [Read More]

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Mayor Sal Panto, Jr., of Easton, announced on June 22, 2016, that he was going to be introducing a bill that would prohibit openly-carried guns in public buildings and parks in a few weeks. The move comes after Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court threw out a law that would make municipalities vulnerable to lawsuits for regulating guns.... [Read More]

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In the burgeoning community of Arvada, northwest of Denver, hundreds of people packed a high school auditorium on June 28, 2016, to protest a proposed outdoor shooting range planned near Highway 93 in Jefferson County, near hundreds of homes being built nearby. The range, Jefferson Public Shooting Range, has been in the works since 2013,... [Read More]

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On October 16, 2015, 29-year-old Danielle McWethy shot and killed her boyfriend. When the police arrived on scene, McWether admitted the shooting, claiming it was in self-defense and to protect her two minor children home at the time. She told authorities that she and Oscar Darnell James Foreman, 33, were living together as boyfriend and... [Read More]

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What could have been a “stand your ground” self-defense claim for one young Georgia man has been denied by a judge after a review of statements made by the defendant. The case of Jessie Murray, 33, began the evening of February 16, 2014, when Murray met with his estranged wife to discuss the future of... [Read More]

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