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“I ran into some trouble about 20 years ago or so, and my attorney just told me to plead guilty and eventually it would come off my record; how do I go about getting that expunged?” “I didn’t have the money for a lawyer so I plead guilty to a felony; how do I buy... [Read More]

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Article by Morgan Overcash. Photos by Lynnea Gabrielle. Two Marines who served together in Iraq have built their friendship into a budding new business venture that offers discounts and other special treatment to Texas Law Shield members. Jon Linhart and Marco Badillo run Phantom Tactical gun shop based in Webster, Texas. The business is a... [Read More]

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Texas Law Shield Independent Program Attorney Emily Taylor addresses the pitfalls and problems of carrying firearms onto school property. Click to watch the video.

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  From the Member Forum: I don’t have a license to carry in Texas, but I understand I am allowed to have my firearm concealed in my motor vehicle without a license to carry. Am I allowed to do this if I am dropping my son off at school? I guess I’m really wondering if... [Read More]

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Deborah Duncan, host of the Great Day Houston television show, talks with Texas Law Shield Independent Program Attorney Michele Byington and Rania Mankarious, executive director of Houston Crime Stoppers, about the new campus-carry gun law on college campuses.  

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by T. Edwin Walker, Independent Program Attorney for Texas Law Shield Election Day is November 8, 2016. America’s next President will be chosen on that day (notwithstanding a repeat of the elections of 1824 or 2000). On the surface, Texas law prohibiting firearms, clubs, and illegal knives at polling places, both on Election Day and... [Read More]

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  An employee of a jewelry store in Conroe, Texas, pulled an AK-47 from behind the counter to stop four would-be armed robbers. One of the armed robbers opened fire and multiple employees returned fire, killing the suspect, reports Bob Price, associate editor and senior political news contributor for Breitbart Texas. Price reported that in early October, Jeffery... [Read More]

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Texas has restrictions on the sale, transfer, and possession of firearms that are separate and distinct from the federal restrictions. If a person runs afoul of the law, they could potentially face prosecution in both state and federal court. Here’s a primer from Chapter 6 of Texas Gun Law, Armed And Educated, that specifies our state’s disqualifications... [Read More]

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Need to know how this crop of Texas candidates feels about gun rights? The Texas State Rifle Association’s Political Action Committee grades elected representatives based on their stances toward  freedoms guaranteed by the Second Amendment. Click here to download and print a guide/report card from our friends at TSRA PAC. Texas & U.S. Law Shield are not endorsing candidates in this... [Read More]

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  An employee of a jewelry store in Conroe, Texas, pulled an AK-47 from behind the counter to stop four would-be armed robbers. One of the armed robbers opened fire and multiple employees returned fire, killing the suspect, reports Bob Price, associate editor and senior political news contributor for Breitbart Texas. Price reported that in early October, Jeffery Turner, Jr.,... [Read More]

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One Texas jewelry store is carrying the “shotgun wedding” to new heights. For the third year in a row, Lubbock’s Thacker Jewelry is offering its three-day “Shotgun Wedding Sale” in which every purchase of an engagement ring also earns a gift certificate for a shotgun or rifle from a local gun store. This year’s event, which runs from October 27-29,... [Read More]

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In our Member Forums, “Neighbor” asked: Can you legally carry on your person or in a boat while at a park or on a lake that is managed by the Army Corps of Engineers? A Texas Law Shield Independent Program Attorney answered, “Unfortunately, each district has its own firearms policy; to carry on Army Corps of Engineers... [Read More]

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