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The current legislative session in Texas shall prove busy for lawmakers as they tackle more than three dozen different bills addressing gun control and restrictions as well as expanding the rights of the law-abiding gun owner. Once such bill to be considered by the 85th Legislature is SB104, sponsored by State Senator Bob Hall (R-Edgewood). Under Hall’s proposed... [Read More]

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Two pro-gun pieces of legislation, SB140 and SB128, were scheduled to be heard by the state Senate Judiciary Committee today,  and the timing could not be more critical, following the tragic shooting at the Ft. Lauderdale airport in which a gunman removed a gun from his checked bag at baggage claim and began a killing spree that... [Read More]

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The next legislative session is not scheduled to commence until January 10, 2017, but it promises to hold our interest as more and more gun legislation is being proposed. One  pre-filed measure for the session comes from Republican State Representative Dan Flynn, HB 56. Under the proposed measure, first responders, including EMS and firefighters, would be allowed... [Read More]

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A Democrat State Representative from San Antonio, Diego Bernal, has set his sights on Penal Code sections 30.06 and 30.07, the laws that govern the current requirements for written communication in the form of signs for property owners to post to prohibit firearms. These signs are commonly referred to as “30.06” (concealed carry) and “30.07”... [Read More]

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The next legislative session for Texas lawmakers commences on January 10, 2017, but the period for pre-filing bills for consideration began on November 14, 2016, and over four hundred of bills were filed the first day alone. Democratic state representatives wasted no time in taking aim at law abiding gun owners and their rights by... [Read More]

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  Many states have tried unsuccessfully to stop the federal government from enforcing its gun control laws within their borders.  Recently, Kansas enacted the Second Amendment Protection Act that made it a felony for federal agents to enforce any gun laws within Kansas. Unfortunately, that did not work and two Kansas residents were convicted of... [Read More]

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  The next legislative session will commence in just over a week — January 10, 2017 — and one of the bills pre-filed ahead of the session’s opening was HB 259, authored by State Rep. Rafael Anchia, (D-Dallas). Under the proposed measure, it would become a crime to sell a firearm at a gun show without using... [Read More]

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  Last spring, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie proposed new guidelines to make it easier to obtain a firearms license in the Garden State.  Gov. Christie wanted expand access to handgun carry permits by changing the state’s strict gun-permitting regulation that required a showing of the almost impossible standard of “justifiable need” in order to... [Read More]

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  Georgia lawmakers have previously attempted to change the laws of the Peach State to allow the carrying of concealed firearms on campuses.  As recently as last year the legislature passed just such a bill only to have it vetoed by Governor Nathan Deal. Deal’s objected to the measure based on his belief that guns... [Read More]

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Sen. Josh Brecheen, R-Coalgate, believes that threats to public officials are becoming more commonplace and real. People in high-profile positions can fall victim to unstable people, he said as the reason for his pre-filing SB 6 for consideration when the next legislative session convenes on February 6, 2017. Under the bill, statewide elected or appointed... [Read More]

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  On December 19, Ohio Governor John Kasich signed Amended Substitute Senate Bill 199, which includes several pro-gun provisions that U.S. Law Shield of Ohio Members should enjoy. It will go into effect in 90 days. Sponsored by state Senator Joe Uecker (R-14), Sub. SB 199 would provide the following: Active-duty members of the military that... [Read More]

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Texas State Representative Rafael Anchia (D-San Antonio) is at it again.  On November 29, 2016, Anchia pre-filed HB 465 to be considered when the 85th Legislative Session begins on January 10, 2017. We have previously reported on Anchia’s several other proposed pieces of legislation attacking gun rights, and now he seeks to further restrict where... [Read More]

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