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We believe the Second Amendment offers protection for all law-abiding citizens’. For this reason, we would like to recognize two people who have taken the steps to empower, educate, and protect the Second Amendment rights of the Deaf and hard of hearing. Teaching in American Sign Language Lara Wagner of All Can Carry and Jonathan... [Read More]

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The human right to self defense predates modern culture by hundreds or thousands of years, but some modern commentators believe the right to individual self protection a) doesn’t really exist; and b) is unnecessary in these safe and modern days. However, Members of Texas & U.S. Law Shield know that the need for self-defense and... [Read More]

The post No Fantasy: Citizens Stand up to Criminals in 2016 appeared first on U.S. & Texas LawShield.

  Texas & U.S. Law Shield brings you video training tips from the SIG Sauer Academy, in association with the National Shooting Sports Foundation. In this episode, SIG Sauer Academy Vice President Adam Painchaud talks about stance, grip, trigger and muzzle control, and putting the basics into practice when shooting the self-defense pistol. Video courtesy NSSF. Used... [Read More]

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  On Wednesday evening, December 13, 2016, the Hanover School District in rural El Paso County, Colorado, approved by a 3-2 vote to allow “qualified teachers and other staff members” to carry guns while on school grounds. The district’s two schools serve about 270 students. The members of the Board of Education expressed fears of... [Read More]

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  Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” statute that has been around since 2005 allows residents to use deadly force in defense of their lives or property in certain instances—but with no obligation to retreat. Furthermore, the police can’t arrest someone who claims they feared for their life or that of others unless an investigation finds the... [Read More]

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Gun enthusiasts and hobbyists have long been building their own firearms by purchasing lower receivers or kits and other parts needed to assemble a firearm. The lower receiver is a small block of metal about the size of a deck of cards where the trigger mechanism is housed and where bullets pass through. A gun... [Read More]

The post Untraceable “Ghost Guns” On the Rise, But Are They Legal? 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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A recent University of South Florida Sunshine State Survey shows that 56 percent of adult Floridians are in favor of allowing trained staff to carry firearms on school campuses. “Stronger supporters are males, working-age residents, whites, those living in affluent households, college graduates, and residents of the Orlando and North Florida areas,” the USF release said.... [Read More]

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  Texas and U.S. Law Shield’s series of Armed And Educated books are state-specific legal references — written in plain and understandable English — that contain critical information every gun owner should know: Where You Can And Cannot Possess A Firearm When You Can Legally Use A Firearm Numerous Examples Of How Gun Laws Impact Real Lives... [Read More]

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National reports indicate Atlanta is the country’s leading city when it comes to guns stolen out of cars. According to Atlanta Police Sgt. Warren Pickard in an interview with WABE Radio, over the past two weeks, more than 120 cars were broken into during two sprees in Midtown. At least 15 guns were taken often while... [Read More]

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For some time now, doctors – especially pediatricians – have been asking patients about the presence of guns in the household. Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, now say such a question may not be the best way to broach the subject of gun safety with young patients and their... [Read More]

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