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The following is a video transcript. Events on Educational Property This month, I would like to cover issues relating to gun owner’s rights to carry firearms at sporting events. In North Carolina, the vast majority of sporting events occur on educational property. This covers all grade levels from kindergarten through college. North Carolina strictly prohibits... [Read More]

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The following is a video transcript. Today I want to talk to you about expungement in New Jersey: clearing your record. You know, New Jersey has a lot of lousy gun laws, but one thing New Jersey has that is actually good are its expungement laws. You can get certain convictions and arrests expunged, and... [Read More]

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The following is a video transcript. Carrying at Sporting Events Today, I’d like to talk to you about possessing firearms or carrying firearms in educational institutions and/or at sporting events—particularly sporting events at an educational institution (or even those not at an educational institution). If you do not have a carry license—particularly for a handgun—then... [Read More]

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The following is a video transcript. Hi, it’s Wilkes Ellsworth, Independent Program Attorney for Ohio. Today, I’d like to talk to you about wiping clean a blemish or two Ohioans might have on their background that could interfere with their ability to carry firearms. Sometimes, mistakes in our past can have real effects on our... [Read More]

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The following is a video transcript. Hi, it’s Wilkes Ellsworth your Independent Program Attorney for Ohio. Today, I’d like to talk to you about guns and sports. With there always being some sports season going on and the number of people carrying firearms in the state of Ohio ever growing, I wanted to discuss guns... [Read More]

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The following is a video transcript. I would like to talk to you today about expungement. Expungement is the legal process of moving a public record about a certain person from public access into a private file that is only accessible for view by law enforcement and law enforcement officials, such as prosecutors. You want... [Read More]

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The following is a video transcript. Carrying at School-Sponsored Sporting Events I’d like to talk to you today about what to do with your handgun when you are attending a sporting event. If you are attending a sporting event located at a school, elementary school, secondary school, private school, college or university, public or private—in... [Read More]

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The following is a video transcript. Boy, there’s nothing sadder (I think) than losing some of your rights. The Second Amendment right (or article one, section 21 under Pennsylvania state constitution) to keep and bear arms is a very important one. And what we want to do in this video is talk to you about... [Read More]

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The following is a video transcript. Carrying at a K-12 Event We are Penn State, right? That’s what you’re supposed to say when you hear that. And the question becomes: “Can you carry at a sporting event?” Now, what we’re talking about is for Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania only. We can’t talk about the other states.... [Read More]

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The following is a video transcript. Hi, Ed Riley, U.S. LawShield Independent Program Attorney for Virginia. Can I expunge an arrest record in Virginia? An expungement is a court-ordered process in which the legal record of an arrest is erased. In Virginia, criminal convictions cannot be expunged unless there’s an absolute pardon from the Governor.... [Read More]

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The following is a video transcript. Professional Sporting Events Can I carry a firearm to a sporting event in Virginia? Most professional sporting events are held on private property. Private property owners can ban firearms on their property if they so choose. Sometimes, professional sporting events, however, are located on government property. According to an... [Read More]

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In the last 24 hours, the State of Oklahoma passed House Bill 2597, also known as the “Constitutional Carry” Bill. Introduced by Majority Leader Jon Echols, (R-Oklahoma City), the bill allows anyone who is not a felon, adjudicated as mentally defective, or who has had a conviction for a crime involving domestic violence, to carry a gun without... [Read More]

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