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If you use your gun in self-defense, can the bad guy sue you? Can a burglar sue you if you legally shoot them? In this month’s video, U.S. Law Shield Independent Program Attorney Robert Robles explains what can legally happen if you use your gun.

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The answer may surprise you. In this month’s video, U.S. Law Shield Independent Program Attorney Robert Robles explains your legal responsibility as a gun owner when it comes to storing firearms in your home. There is the potential for both criminal and civil liability if done improperly.

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If someone is acting aggressively towards me, can I draw my gun to try and defuse the situation? What are the criminal liabilities if I do? In this month’s video, U.S. Law Shield Independent Program Attorney Robert Robles explains when you can display your firearm legally.

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Photo Credit: By Fish Cop (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Following the recent Oregon school shooting and a Presidential call for increased gun control, gun sales are skyrocketing in Oklahoma and across the nation. That’s not the only effect — the number of people taking classes to conceal carry is also on the rise.... [Read More]

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Do you have a prior conviction for a misdemeanor drug conviction that prevents your obtaining a handgun license in Oklahoma?  Well, a change to Oklahoma’s gun law that allows those with drug misdemeanors on their criminal records to obtain a license to carry a gun, with some exceptions, went into effect Nov. 1st. Previously, any... [Read More]

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On November 1, new laws go into effect in Oklahoma that make it legal to carry a switchblade knife. Last April, Gov. Mary Fallin signed into law the HB 1911, the Switchblade Ban Repeal law, that removes switchblades and other knives that open automatically by hand pressure to a button or spring from the list

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On November 1, new laws go into effect in Oklahoma that make it legal to carry a switchblade knife. Last April, Gov. Mary Fallin signed into law the HB 1911, the Switchblade Ban Repeal law, that removes switchblades and other knives that open automatically by hand pressure to a button or spring from the list... [Read More]

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Texas Law Shield recognizes how important self-protection is to all our members, but particularly people with disabilities. We’re reminded of that by a report from KOCO-TV in Oklahoma City: Steven Ferguson is in a wheelchair due to a motorcycle accident as a teenager. Ferguson said when a man came into his yard, looked into Ferguson’s... [Read More]

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We here at Texas and U.S. Law Shield usually don’t get surprised when we hear stories about citizens being asked to disarm in certain businesses and buildings. But a report from Oklahoma raised our eyebrows. More than 40 Oklahoma sheriffs decided to leave the state capitol building after they were asked to disarm, KTUL-TV in... [Read More]

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