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You come home and catch a burglar fleeing your home with your property in hand. · Can you use deadly force to stop them? · What if you do not see any of your property in their possession? · Does it make a difference if it is night versus daytime? · What if it’s your... [Read More]

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You come home and catch a burglar fleeing your home with your property in hand. Can you use deadly force to stop them? What if you do not see any of your property in their possession? Does it make a difference if it is night versus daytime? What if it’s your neighbor’s home you see... [Read More]

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America Tonight is a national radio program that recently featured Independent Program Attorney Edwin Walker on air June 2. It’s hosted by Kate Delaney, an Emmy award winner for her special report on the AIDS epidemic in New Mexico and one of only two women to ever host a Sports Radio Talk Show in a Top... [Read More]

The post Law Shield Lawyer Talks Gun Regulations on America Tonight National Radio appeared first on U.S. & Texas LawShield.

Looking ahead to what is scheduled to be a September capital murder trial (click here for background), we learn that a man shot and killed what he thought was a home invader; it turned out to be a police officer conducting a no-knock search based off a warrant the officer had obtained (they didn’t find anything, for the... [Read More]

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U.S. Law Shield of Florida Independent Program Attorney David Katz goes through the details of whether the home-defender can fire at a fleeing robber. Click the video to see where the line should be drawn. A transcript appears below the video, and if you wish to read subtitles instead of listening to the audio, click the... [Read More]

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U.S. Law Shield of Colorado Independent Program Attorney Doug Richards goes through the details of whether the home-defender can fire at a fleeing robber. Click the video to see where the line should be drawn. A transcript appears below the video, and if you wish to read subtitles instead of listening to the audio, click the “cc”... [Read More]

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U.S. Law Shield of Oklahoma Independent Program Attorney Robert Robles goes through the details of whether the home-defender can fire at a fleeing robber. Click the video to see where the line should be drawn. A transcript appears below the video, and if you wish to read subtitles instead of listening to the audio, click the “cc”... [Read More]

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U.S. Law Shield of Georgia Independent Program Attorney Matt Kilgo goes through the details of whether the home-defender can fire at a fleeing burglar. Click the video to see where he says the line must be drawn. Transcript below the video. U.S. Law Shield of Georgia Independent Program Attorney Matt Kilgo: Hi. This is Matt... [Read More]

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U.S. Law Shield of Pennsylvania Independent Program Attorney Justin McShane goes through the details of whether the home-defender can fire at a fleeing robber. Click the video to see where the line should be drawn. A transcript appears below the video, and if you wish to read subtitles instead of listening to the audio, click the “cc”... [Read More]

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In a major ruling issued by the U.S. Supreme Court on June 27, 2016, the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms took a serious blow in a case that was argued before the Court last February. In its decision, the Supreme Court ruled gun ownership rights can be denied to people who commit... [Read More]

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As expected, the Senate rejected four gun control measures Monday, June 20th, after Senate Democrats had staged a filibuster a few days earlier to force a vote on two Democratic-backed gun measures: a proposal from Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) meant to bar those on federal terror watch lists from obtaining firearms, and a plan from... [Read More]

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  To Our Missouri Members and Other Friends of the Gun: As you may have seen from our newsletters on Friday, June 17, Texas & U.S. Law Shield launched a new event campaign entitled “Surviving an Active Shooter” in a few select Texas and Florida markets. The response we received was overwhelming. In fact, within the first... [Read More]

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