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  To Our Georgia 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 hour... [Read More]

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  To Our Florida 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 hour... [Read More]

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  To Our Texas 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 hour... [Read More]

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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled on a Second Amendment case, finding in Peruta that the court believed there is no Second Amendment-protected right to carry a concealed handgun outside the home. But what does this mean for the average gun owner, if anything, in the rest of the country? We asked Justin McShane, Independent Program Attorney for... [Read More]

The post McShane: Circuit Decisions Lessened by Strong State Gun Laws appeared first on U.S. & Texas LawShield.

There’s been a lot of buzz about Katie Couric’s documentary “Under the Gun.” Some of the buzzing noise is praise by the anti-gun crowd, who is happy to have another biased piece of media to reinforce their pre-existing beliefs. The rest of the buzzing is the hornet’s nest Katie Couric’s team kicked through their editing... [Read More]

The post Four Things You Need To Know About Katie Couric’s Gun-Buying Methods appeared first on U.S. & Texas LawShield.

On June 12, 2016, a terrorist attacked an Orlando nightclub killing 50 people, and injuring another 53 more. While it is a tragedy that so many innocent people lost their lives, gun control groups and the media have taken this as an opportunity to continue their crusade against AR-15’s, “military style assault weapons,” and other... [Read More]

The post The Four Most Viral Media Myths About the Recent Orlando Terrorist Attack appeared first on U.S. & Texas LawShield.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled on a Second Amendment case, finding in Peruta that the court believed there is no Second Amendment-protected right to carry a concealed handgun outside the home. But what does this mean for the average gun owner, if anything, in the rest of the country? We asked three Law Shield attorneys in... [Read More]

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A divided federal appeals court in San Francisco ruled Thursday, June 9, 2016, that people do not have a Second Amendment right to carry concealed weapons in public. This decision in Peruta vs. County of San Diego, et. al. is likely to be challenged by gun-rights advocates. In 2014, a three-judge panel of the appeals... [Read More]

The post Appeals Court Rules No Constitutional Right to Carry Concealed Guns appeared first on U.S. & Texas LawShield.

  ROBERT ROBLES: You have a right to protect yourself in the state of Oklahoma, and you can be out jogging, walking your dog. A dog approaches fast and in an aggressive manner, and then what you should do? If you’re armed, you can use deadly force against that dog if you perceive that he... [Read More]

The post Defending Yourself Against Dog Attacks in Oklahoma appeared first on U.S. & Texas LawShield.

On June 12, 2016, a terrorist attacked an Orlando nightclub killing 50 people, and injuring another 53 more. While it is a tragedy that so many innocent people lost their lives, gun control groups and the media have taken this as an opportunity to continue their crusade against AR-15’s, “military style assault weapons,” and other... [Read More]

The post The Four Most Viral Media Myths About the Recent Orlando Terrorist Attack appeared first on U.S. & Texas LawShield.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled on a Second Amendment case, finding in Peruta that the court believed there is no Second Amendment-protected right to carry a concealed handgun outside the home. But what does this mean for the average gun owner, if anything, in the rest of the country? We asked three Law Shield... [Read More]

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On Wednesday, June 8, the Florida Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case, Dale Norman v. State, SC15-650. Mr. Norman was charged with violating the Florida statute that outlaws the open carrying of firearms. The case began on February 19, 2012, when Norman, who had just been issued his concealed carry permit days before,... [Read More]

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