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Texas Law Shield would like to tell our members a little about House Bill 1179, introduced by Rep. Charlie Geren (R-99). It is a pro-suppressor measure that would require Chief Law Enforcement Officers (CLEOs) in Texas to sign NFA applications within 15 days of receipt, unless the applicant is found to be a prohibited person.... [Read More]

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CNN Reported – That a gunman shot a doctor at a Texas veterans' hospital Tuesday, then turned his gun on himself. Both the victim and the shooter in the incident at the El Paso VA Health Care System have died, Maj. Gen. Stephen M. Twitty told reporters. "All other VA patients and staff are safe.

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CNN Reported – That a gunman shot a doctor at a Texas veterans’ hospital Tuesday, then turned his gun on himself. Both the victim and the shooter in the incident at the El Paso VA Health Care System have died, Maj. Gen. Stephen M. Twitty told reporters. “All other VA patients and staff are safe.... [Read More]

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Click here for video  Over the Christmas holiday, many Texans enjoyed times of fellowship with family and friends, but an unlucky few were put in the difficult position of having to use their firearms to defend both themselves and others.  Click2Houston published a story about a store owner and his wife who were forced to use... [Read More]

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While Law Shield members own and carry firearms for a number of reasons, it’s worth noting that a bill filed Dec. 17 in the Texas legislature proposes constitutional protections for hunting and fishing. Rep. Trent Ashby of Lufkin, Texas, authored the measure, HJR 61. Ashby said, “Hunting and fishing is a fundamental right which Texans... [Read More]

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In the strong gun-rights State of Texas, we’ve been aligned with California, the District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, New York, and South Carolina as jurisdictions that don’t allow open carrying of handguns. But that may change in a couple of months. Texas’ Governor-elect Greg Abbott supported open carry of firearms throughout his campaign, and as... [Read More]

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http://www.ksat.com/content/pns/ksat/news/2014/07/12/hyatt.html Law Shield would like to alert our Texas members about an incident in which a concealed-handgun-license holder shot a man on the sixth floor of San Antonio’s Grand Hyatt hotel, according to a KSAT-TV report. Investigators said the victim was banging on the older man’s door and when he opened it, the victim charged... [Read More]

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Texas Law Shield wants to alert our members to a remarkable jury decision in San Antonio, acquitting an armed homeowner who wounded a police officer during a nighttime raid. KSAT-TV reported that Adrian Perryman says he opened fire because he believed a home invasion was underway. He wounded a police officer, but claims he tossed... [Read More]

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As we tell our members in seminars, police officers don’t always know the laws regarding concealed handgun licenses. In our view, that seems to be the case with the case of Amelia Pickens. According to a Fort Worth Star-Telegram story, Pickens had called the Arlington Police Department to investigate a car she thought might have... [Read More]

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Texas Law Shield supports the recent actions of the  attorney general of Texas, who along with the AGs of 21 other states has filed an amicus brief in a lawsuit that seeks to overturn New York’s SAFE Act, claiming the law is unconstitutional. Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange filed the brief in the 2nd U.S.... [Read More]

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Texas Law Shield was pleased to see the calm, quick thinking of a Cypress teenager prepared to defend herself, according to a report by KTRK-TV in Houston. Samantha Mayhue, a 17-year-old gun enthusiast, heard a door alarm at 3:30 a.m. on May 14 and went straight for her dad’s Glock. “I was going to pull... [Read More]

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Texas Law Shield notes that a favorite argument of anti-gun types is silly, and we would like to engage Antonin Scalia to tell you why. Anti-gunners say Constitutional protection of the right to keep and bear arms should only cover firearms available at the time of the drafting of the Constitution — such as muzzle-loading... [Read More]

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