News

In Fayetteville, NC, a Fort Bragg soldier was mistakenly shot in the chest by his wife after she mistook him as an intruder. Zia Segule had left for work as usual and his wife, Tiffany, set the house alarm and went back to sleep.  But Zia wanted to surprise his wife with breakfast so he... [Read More]

The post Trying to Surprise Wife with Breakfast in Bed Gets Husband Shot appeared first on U.S. & Texas LawShield.

Law Shield thought it interesting that a recent Ohio Supreme Court ruling said an inoperable gun that cannot fire bullets is not a deadly weapon under the state law that prohibits carrying a concealed handgun without a license. In re J.T., Slip Opinion No. 2015-Ohio-3654, dealt with a criminal matter from March, 2013. A police... [Read More]

The post Ohio Supreme Court Says Nonworking Pistol Is Not a Deadly Weapon appeared first on U.S. & Texas LawShield.

The Texas Right to Hunt, Fish and Harvest Amendment, Proposition 6 is on the November 3, 2015 ballot in Texas as a legislatively referred Constitutional Amendment. The measure was introduced by Sen. Brandon Creighton (R-4). Should voters approve, the measure would provide for a right to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife, including by the use... [Read More]

The post Texans Get to Vote on Right to Hunt and Fish appeared first on U.S. & Texas LawShield.

A University of Missouri law professor, Royce de R. Barondes, filed a suit on Monday, Sept. 21, 2015 against the UM Curators and UM System President Tim Wolfe, saying the University’s policy prohibiting guns on campus infringes upon his Constitutional rights. Mr. Barondes is a concealed carry permit holder in Missouri and teaches a course... [Read More]

The post Professor Sues University for Banning Guns appeared first on U.S. & Texas LawShield.

Law Shield members may like to know that some onerous gun regulations perpetrated by the District of Columbia against its citizens were struck down by D.C.’s U.S. Court of Appeals — but many others were upheld in a 2-1decision on September 18 in Heller v. D.C. The positives in the ruling included: 1) the city... [Read More]

The post D.C. Appeals Court Issues Mixed Decision in ‘Heller III’ appeared first on U.S. & Texas LawShield.

Law Shield members belong to all political parties, so we don’t favor one over another. But when a candidate for president proposes something negative regarding gun ownership, we think it’s worth mentioning to our members. Former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley has rolled out a set of proposals that, if implemented, would make the country regulate... [Read More]

The post National Presidential Candidate Calls for Way More Gun Regulations appeared first on U.S. & Texas LawShield.

The National Shooting Sports Foundation has been awarded a $2.4 million grant from the Department of Justice for the NSSF’s “Project SafeChild” program.  The program would disseminate free gun locks and provide firearms safety education messaging to communities across the country. One would think “who could possibly oppose protecting our children by ensuring guns are... [Read More]

The post Anti-Gun Violence Group Opposes Program Designed to Protect Children appeared first on U.S. & Texas LawShield.

Rep. Sam Johnson (R-Tex) filed a Bill Wednesday, September 16, entitled the “Social Security Beneficiary Second Amendment Rights Protection Act” in response to the Obama administration’s move to have the Social Security Administration report recipients who have designated someone else to manage their finances to the National Instant Background Checks System (NICS). Such a move... [Read More]

The post Texas Congressman Fights Back appeared first on U.S. & Texas LawShield.

A lawsuit was filed on August 13, 2015 in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of Lori Rodriguez, challenging the city of San Jose and its police department for seizure of her firearms under California’s Welfare and Institution Code. The suit was filed by two gun-rights advocate groups, the Second... [Read More]

The post City Claims Husband is Mentally Ill – So They Take Away Wife’s Guns appeared first on U.S. & Texas LawShield.

A recent scholarly study seems to make some sense regarding criminals’ acquisition of guns. Who better to ask about where they got their guns than the criminals themselves? We say “criminals” directly because the study participants weren’t “alleged criminals,” who haven’t been through the court system yet. The study, “Sources of guns to dangerous people:... [Read More]

The post Sources of Guns to Dangerous People appeared first on U.S. & Texas LawShield.

Law Shield would like to advise our members that in late August, the National Rifle Association filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in the case of Friedman v. City of Highland Park (No. 15-133). The case challenges the City’s archaic ban on common semi-automatic rifles that it labels “assault weapons,” as... [Read More]

The post NRA Asks for Rehearing in AR Ban Case appeared first on U.S. & Texas LawShield.

Frequently, it seems like freedom is a battle of inches where our rights are stolen in scraps, and it is only when a right is completely taken away that we notice what damage has been done. In this way, a little can go a long way to preserve our gun rights! Earlier this month, Texas... [Read More]

The post New Texas Law Forces Houston Zoo to Remove Illegal 30.06 Sign appeared first on U.S. & Texas LawShield.