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The legality of gun customization can be difficult to navigate in Georgia. Make sure you know the law about AR pistols and ghost guns before making any weapon customization.

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Have you ever wanted your firearm to look like the ones in the movies? Independent Program Edwin Walker lets you know what’s legal and what’s not legal, under federal law, to add to your firearms, so you can legally have the most tricked out gun around. Stay tuned for Part 2 in our next Newsletter. You... [Read More]

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On Sept. 1, Texas Members will be able to open a big ol’ goodie bag of upgraded self-defense freedoms, courtesy of Gov. Abbott and the Texas Legislature. Click the video below to see Independent Program Attorney Emily Taylor alert you to some of the changes. Transcript appears below the video. 2017 Texas Legislative Session has... [Read More]

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The Hearing Protection Act has been attached to the SHARE Act, a sportsman’s omnibus bill with a lot of pro-gun features. Among those features, the SHARE Act (Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act) would do the following: Moves silencers/suppressors from Title II to Title I status. Enhances the Firearms Owners Protection Act (FOPA) language to... [Read More]

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Elite Shooting Sports, a U.S. Law Shield facility in Manassas, Virginia hosted a press event for news reporters and producers to hear the truth about the hearing protection devices. Click the video below to watch some misconceptions get corrected.

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  Sturm, Ruger & Co. announced today the Silent-SR ISB for the 10/22 Takedown platform. The ISB, or Integrally Suppressed Barrel, is an addition to the Ruger Silent-SR suppressor family. The 10/22 Takedown rifle is the ideal platform for an integral suppressor because the firearm’s overall length doesn’t change with the integral suppressor. Suppressed firearms help to preserve... [Read More]

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A product that caused a lot of stir last year when the concept was initially floated—a “cellphone gun”—is available for pre-order. The cellphone look-a-like that transforms into a firearm raises a number of questions from concealed carriers, who first want to know: “Is it legal?” To get that and other questions answered, we picked up the phone and shot... [Read More]

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In an 11-page white paper labeled “not for public distribution,” but which has been obtained by Texas & U.S. Law Shield, Ronald B. Turk, associate deputy director and chief operating officer of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, outlines several steps the agency could take to remove many restrictions on gun regulations in... [Read More]

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  In an 11-page white paper labeled “not for public distribution,” but which has been obtained by Texas & U.S. Law Shield, Ronald B. Turk, associate deputy director and chief operating officer of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, outlines several steps the agency could take to remove many restrictions on gun regulations... [Read More]

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    We have received numerous questions regarding the Mossberg 590 Shockwave. The firearm has a pistol grip, shoots shotgun shell ammunition, has a barrel length of 14 inches, and an overall length around 26½ inches. It is marketed as a non-NFA weapon, which does not require a tax stamp for possession. The question is:... [Read More]

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  As Independent Program Attorneys for Texas LawShield, the lawyers at Walker & Byington, PLLC receive all sorts of questions about modifying firearms. Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for people to already be in violation of the law by the time they call us. One recent trend is the installation of a “carbine conversion kit.” Can... [Read More]

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  For nearly a century, the federal government has held that firearms and ammunition could be banned by executive fiat if they weren’t “for sporting purposes.” Perhaps that and other rules will be changing in the coming months. In June of 2015, Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT) sought to correct the “sporting purposes” interpretation by the... [Read More]

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