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Florida homeowners can no longer set up backyard gun ranges under a bill signed into law by Gov. Rick Scott. The backyard range measure (SB 130) signed by Scott on Wednesday, February 24, 2016, prohibits the recreational discharge of a firearm outdoors, including for target shooting or celebratory shooting, in primarily residential areas with a... [Read More]

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Our friends at the National Shooting Sports Foundation have published this video of Clint Smith, President of Thunder Ranch Training Center, talking about how simply owning a gun for home security is not enough.

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Watch as world record shooter Jerry Miculek of Team Miculek shows you a proper and efficient way to safely draw a handgun from a tactical holster. Knowing how just may save your life.

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Attorney Justin Sparks of Fort Worth got the first “not guilty” verdict in the history of a Plano federal court after his successful defense of a gun collector charged with failing to register as a firearms dealer.  His client had made over 300 firearms transactions during a two year period and BATFE alleged that he... [Read More]

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KA-BAR Knives has released a line of skeleton knives under the KA-BAR and Dozier brand names. The KA-BAR 1118BP Skeleton Knife is modeled after the iconic KA-BAR USMC Fighting/Utility Knife. It has a 6.125-inch overall length and a blade length of 2.5 inches. The 1118BP is made of 5Cr15 stainless steel and comes with a... [Read More]

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Our Virginia Law Shield members may take heart that a recent important state senate election hinged on the turn-out of gun voters. It seems the state’s voters lived up to the state motto, sic semper tyrannis. Background: Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has been anti-gun-rights his entire career, and his recent advocacy of gun control in... [Read More]

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One of the most frightening and dangerous situations you may ever encounter is having an intruder in your home.  In this video from Ruger Firearms, Dave Spaulding, career law enforcement officer and former Trainer of the Year, takes you on a walk-through, demonstrating effective ways and strategies to clear a house in an invasion situation.

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Click here to read another example of a concealed carry license holder stopping an armed robber. According to a recent Chicago Tribune story, a customer inside a Southwest Side corner store pulled out a gun and opened fire at a robber, killing him, police said. Police said the shooter has a valid concealed carry license... [Read More]

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A homeowner fired on four would-be robbers in an alleged attempted home invasion in north Harris County, Eyewitness News reported. Law Shield directs your attention to this story to illustrate what’s advisable, and not, when you’re defending yourself, your family, and your property. The Channel 11 report said four people posed as deliverymen and then... [Read More]

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Texas Law Shield supports U.S. Rep. Brian Babin’s Alternative Ammunition Manufacturing Act (H.R. 3802), which would compel BATFE to issue a ruling on new ammunition-making requests within 60 days of receiving a waiver application, or else the application will be automatically granted. “Over the past three and a half years, the ATF has failed to... [Read More]

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Law Shield members whose college-age adult children may be attending or planning to attend the University of Texas-Austin should know that a citizen-disarmament group called “GunFreeUT” is demanding that the University restrict the civil rights of their fellow students, faculty, administrators, and family when a new campus-carry law takes effect next year. The new state... [Read More]

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Law Shield admires the pushback of residents of Coos County, Oregon, who passed a ballot initiative with 61 percent of the vote in early November that requires their Sheriff to block the enforcement of state and federal gun laws that he thinks seem unconstitutional. The 2nd Amendment Preservation Ordinance directs the Sheriff to decide whether... [Read More]

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