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  Federal Bureau of Investigation Sued for Denying Americans’ Right to Bear Arms   The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Attorney General, et al. have been served with a lawsuit according to a press release dated June 5th, 2018. The lawsuit alleges that the FBI actively refused to process background check appeals for... [Read More]

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Intuit Stops Processing Payments for Firearms Companies Without Notice   A number of firearm and firearm-related businesses were cut off from their merchant services and credit card processor last week when Intuit stopped their service without warning or notice. This caused several merchants to rush to find another way to take credit and debit card... [Read More]

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On June 7, 2018, the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that local judges of the 14th Chancery District acted unconstitutionally by issuing an order that banned people with enhanced concealed-carry licenses from taking guns into courthouses. According to the Mississippi Constitution, only the Legislature “may regulate or forbid carrying concealed weapons.” Because of this specification, the... [Read More]

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Freedom Munitions, LLC, an Idaho-based maker of new and remanufactured ammunition, has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. Parent company, Howell Munitions & Technology Inc. (HMT), as well as two other brands under HMT, Howell Machine, Inc. and X-Treme Bullets, Inc., also submitted separate bankruptcy filings in the State of Nevada. On their official Facebook page,... [Read More]

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A literal reading of Oklahoma’s Stand Your Ground law reveals that a person has no duty to retreat and that they may meet force with force, including deadly force, when confronted by a threat of death or grievous bodily injury, and that they can protect themselves with deadly force if they believe that their own lives are in jeopardy. It is part of the Oklahoma Firearms Act of 1971 and amplified in 21 O.S. 1289.25 of state statutes. However, in a recent decision, the Court of Criminal Appeals says that a literal reading of the law is wrong and that there is no absolute immunity in Oklahoma.

The Oklahoma legislature voted on May 2, 2018,to expand gun rights for every legal gun owner in the state. SB 1212 will allow anyone who meets the following criteria to now carry a legal firearm either open or concealed, loaded or unloaded without a license in the State of Oklahoma: •  21 years of age or... [Read More]

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In our last newsletter, you heard from Independent Program Attorney Edwin Walker on what was legal and not legal to add to your gun under federal. This newsletter Independent Program Attorney Ed Riley is here to tell you what attachments are legal and not legal to add to your firearm under state law. 

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In our last newsletter, you heard from Independent Program Attorney Edwin Walker on what was legal and not legal to add to your gun under federal. This newsletter Independent Program Attorney Justin McShane is here to tell you what attachments are legal and not legal to add to your firearm under state law. So attorney... [Read More]

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In our last newsletter, you heard from Independent Program Attorney Edwin Walker on what was legal and not legal to add to your gun under federal. This newsletter Independent Program Attorney Robert Robles is here to tell you what attachments are legal and not legal to add to your firearm under state law. 

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In our last newsletter, you heard from Independent Program Attorney Edwin Walker on what was legal and not legal to add to your gun under federal. This newsletter Independent Program Attorney Matt Kilgo is here to tell you what attachments are legal and not legal to add to your firearm under state law. 

The post How to Trick Out Your Gun and Not Land in Jail – Georgia appeared first on U.S. & Texas LawShield.

In our last newsletter, you heard from Independent Program Attorney Edwin Walker on what was legal and not legal to add to your gun under federal. This newsletter Independent Program Attorney Doug Richards is here to tell you what attachments are legal and not legal to add to your firearm under state law. 

The post How to Trick Out Your Gun and Not Land in Jail – Colorado appeared first on U.S. & Texas LawShield.

In our last newsletter, you heard from Independent Program Attorney Edwin Walker on what was legal and not legal to add to your gun under federal. This newsletter Independent Program Attorney James Phillips is here to tell you what attachments are legal and not legal to add to your firearm under state law.  Hi, I’m... [Read More]

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