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  Hey Texas Law Shield Members: We’d like your help in finding organizations, businesses, clubs, and any other entities in the great state of Texas that promote gun rights and the expansion of liberty at all levels, from instruction of new shooters to legislative links for pro-gun politicians. The notion is simple: If you know... [Read More]

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  A Model 1886 Winchester rifle presented to Henry Ware Lawton, who as a U.S. Army captain is widely credited with capturing Apache leader Geronimo, is now the most expensive single firearm ever sold at auction after drawing $1.26 million at Rock Island Auction Company’s April sale. According to Rock Island Auction Company (RIAC), other... [Read More]

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While Texas Law Shield offers fantastic legal coverage, one of its assets is the preventative legal knowledge of its lawyers. It is much easier to get a quick answer from a lawyer than to have to ask for help in the courtroom! One of the downsides, however, is that when a member calls in to... [Read More]

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On the Texas Law Shield Facebook page, we shared a story about an individual with a License to Carry who chased after a group of thieves that had just taken large quantities of merchandise from a store in the mall. The individual ended up opening fire on the thieves’ stolen van in the mall parking lot.... [Read More]

The post You Be the Judge: Does ‘LTC’ Mean License to Chase? appeared first on U.S. & Texas LawShield.

In the accompanying video, Texas Law Shield Independent Program Attorney Emily Taylor discusses when it is legal to pepper-spray someone; advises if  there is any criminal or civil liability for using pepper spray; considers whether some types of pepper spray are not legal; briefs you on specific laws regarding where pepper spray can or cannot be carried; advises you if a special license or... [Read More]

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Here at Texas Law Shield, we always want to pass along to our members the experiences we encounter across the Great State of Texas. We would like to offer practical advice for the real world if you carry a firearm, in order to keep you out of the legal system. If you keep a firearm... [Read More]

The post Road Rage: A Primer for Firearm Owners appeared first on U.S. & Texas LawShield.

Here are some headlines from around the country regarding gun use, gun rights, gun products, and the gun-owning community Law Shield members belong to. This time: Hillary’s Three Pinocchios; Aguila Ammunition is close to home; Howard Stern defends the right to keep and bear arms (a bunch of them); Saints coach says he hates guns; and a Mississippi... [Read More]

The post Gun News: Hillary, Aguila, Stern, Saints, Church Carry, 3 Gun appeared first on U.S. & Texas LawShield.

A recent Texas Law Shield Facebook post regarding church carry caused quite a debate as to whether or not a person can legally carry in church. The short answer is: You can carry, unless you are given proper notice not to carry (written 30.06 signage, a business card with the 30.06 verbiage handed to you,... [Read More]

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Yesterday, we were all shocked and angry when we heard about the CenterPoint Energy employee who was caught on video attacking a homeowner’s dogs with a wrench. Almost everyone agreed that this was a cruel and violent act but there’s still a question – what are a homeowners’ rights if this happens to them? We... [Read More]

The post Bark, But Don't Bite! Defending your Animals from Human Threats appeared first on U.S. & Texas LawShield.

It is no secret that Edwin Walker, an Independent Program Attorney with Texas Law Shield and a partner at the law firm of Walker & Byington, is on a mission to get improperly posted 30.06 signs taken down. Of the many take-down letters he has written, it is without a doubt letters to the zoos... [Read More]

The post Attorney General Allows Dallas Zoo to Prohibit Carry appeared first on U.S. & Texas LawShield.

We recently polled our members regarding what questions they would like to hear answered from a prosecutor. Emily Taylor, Independent Program Attorney with Texas Law Shield, and attorney at the law firm of Walker & Byington, sat down to help us hash out legal fact from fiction. Q: If a police officer shoots a family... [Read More]

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Texas Law Shield Program Attorney Justin Sparks clears up some points about the new Texas open carry law in a studio interview with Marlene Hilton on WFAA’s News 8 Daybreak show in Dallas/Fort Worth. Justin Sparks is a Fort Worth criminal attorney working in Dallas, Tarrant County, and the surrounding counties. Sparks is a former... [Read More]

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