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The following is a video transcript. What do you do when an unruly guest gets out of hand? What about someone who shows up on your property uninvited and crashes your party or invades your barbeque and refuses to leave? What if an invited guest invites his friends to your party? These people are either... [Read More]

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Printing What do you do when someone sees your partially visible concealed weapon, or the outline of your weapon, and panics? Printing refers to the observation of the outline of a handgun under a person’s garment. Some people in Oklahoma may panic or react negatively when they see a concealed weapon, the outline, or the... [Read More]

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Title 21 section 1364, entitled “Discharging firearm,” states that “every person who willfully discharges any pistol, rifle, shotgun, airgun or other weapon, or throws any other missile in any public place, or in any place where there is any person to be endangered thereby, although no injury to any person shall ensue, is guilty of... [Read More]

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When it comes to flying with your gun, first and foremost you cannot carry open or concealed at the airport. Whatever you do, don’t forget about your gun in your carry-on bag. Many Oklahomans rush to the airport only to discover their concealed carry gun stayed in a backpack, purse, or other carry-on luggage. TSA... [Read More]

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I’d like to talk to you today about carrying your gun in a church. As of November 1, 2018, guns in churches are now protected under the Castle Doctrine. The Castle Doctrine Everybody knows about the Castle Doctrine—that it has an immunity aspect and protection. It has a presumption of fear of death or grievous... [Read More]

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I’d like to talk to you today about defending your property. Deadly Force VS. Non-Deadly Force If you are in your occupied home and it is under attack by an intruder (that is a burglary) you can defend yourself with deadly force. If you’re in an occupied car and there’s a carjacking involved, i.e. someone... [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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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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The following is a video transcript. Hello, this is Robert Robles, Independent Program Attorney for U.S. LawShield in the State of Oklahoma. I would like to talk to you today about the unfortunate event of having your gun stolen. Neither the federal government nor the State of Oklahoma require a gun to be reported to... [Read More]

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The following is a video transcript. I’d like to talk to you today about gun myths. Myth Number One: When presenting your handgun license, you do not need to tell an officer if you are armed. The current myth is you should present your concealed carry permit to the police officer and let him figure... [Read More]

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The following is a video transcript. Hi, this is Robert Robles, Independent Program Attorney for U.S. LawShield in the State of Oklahoma. I would like to talk to you today about using deadly force to protect a third party in a self-defense situation. The question is, “Can you protect a third person in a self-defense... [Read More]

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