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Connecticut gun-control advocates have filed a complaint against the NRA, accusing the gun-owner’s group of violating Connecticut’s campaign-finance laws. The complaint accuses the NRA of using its federal PAC to financially support Connecticut politicians’ campaigns. The press release about the complaint came from the anti-gun group Connecticut Against Gun Violence, but the group isn’t named... [Read More]

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Law Shield would like our members to note that the August 2015 adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,031,959 is the second-highest August on record for the 17-year-old system, an increase of 4.3% compared to the August 2014 adjusted NICS figure of 989,337. Note: The number of background checks run does... [Read More]

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Law Shield is advising our members that the Texas Department of Public Safety has confirmed that the MS-13 has emerged as a top tier gang in Texas this year. In a 19-page report, the agency writes that the number of MS-13 members encountered by U.S. Border Patrol in the Rio Grande Valley sector has increased... [Read More]

The post DPS: MS-13 a Growing Threat in Texas appeared first on U.S. & Texas LawShield.

Michael Tumminelli, a civilian working in counter-terrorism at the Department of Defense, has been denied a concealed carry permit by the State of New Jersey, which said he has “no justifiable need.” Even though the National Counterintelligence and Security Center and the FBI have warned victims of the Office of Personnel Management hack — Tumminelli... [Read More]

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Law Shield notes that Alabama firearm owners can now celebrate a victory won back in June of this year. On September 1, Alabama HB 47 went into effect. HB 47 does quite a few good things for the state’s handgun owners: — eliminates Alabama’s pistol registration; — allows the use of a handgun with parental... [Read More]

The post In Alabama, Register of Pistol Purchases Eliminated appeared first on U.S. & Texas LawShield.

On Tuesday, September 8, 2015, Democratic Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia introduced his Responsible Transfer of Firearms Act.  Under the RTFA, gun providers — both sellers and gift-givers — must take reasonable, affirmative steps to ensure the recipient is legally allowed to have a gun.  This would apply to both commercial dealers and private sellers... [Read More]

The post New Gun Bill Introduced in the Senate – Affects Sales and Gifts appeared first on U.S. & Texas LawShield.

We are all familiar with the recent prank whereby someone calls 9-1-1 to report a false  situation at a celebrity or someone else’s home to trick emergency responders and often the SWAT Team to respond. Well, now gun control groups have squarely put open-carry permit holders in their sights.  The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence... [Read More]

The post Open-Carry Permit Holders Face New Risk – ‘Swatting’ appeared first on U.S. & Texas LawShield.

Following the senseless live on-air shooting of the reporter, her cameraman, and the interviewee by a disgruntled and troubled ex-employee of the television station, attention is being directed at how to stop these types of attacks. Retired Senior F.B.I. profiler with unique expertise in workplace violence and threat assessment, Mary Ellen O’Toole, PhD., stated in... [Read More]

The post Former F.B.I. Profiler Recommends Employers Hire Private Investigators to Monitor Fired Employees for Five Years appeared first on U.S. & Texas LawShield.

Deer Trail, a small town in Colorado, put forth to the voters recently a proposed new city ordinance whereby the city would sell hunting licenses to shoot down drones within its city limits. The proposed ordinance was the brainchild of Phil Steel, a U.S. Army veteran that went before the town’s trustees of Deer Trail... [Read More]

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Okay, we’ll say this upfront: This story gets way into the weeds about NFA rules. Law Shield thinks this stuff is fascinating, but your mileage may vary. The case is Hollis vs. Lynch: The players are Jay Aubrey Isaac Hollis, individually and Trustee of the Jay Aubrey Isaac Hollis Revocable Living Trust, who has filed... [Read More]

The post Hollis vs. Lynch: A Very Complex Machine-Gun Case appeared first on U.S. & Texas LawShield.

In Florida, a proposed Daytona Beach indoor shooting range will be connected to a restaurant that sells alcoholic beverages. City commissioners recent approved a measure that will allow a 12-lane gun range, restaurant and retail store to open in a building on the city’s west side near Interstate 95. The proposed developer described safety measures... [Read More]

The post New Gun Range Will Allow Patrons to Take Two Kinds of Shots – Just Not Together appeared first on U.S. & Texas LawShield.

The Missouri Supreme Court recently issued an opinion in the case of Missouri v. Merritt upholding the state’s felon-in-possession law against a challenge brought under the state’s constitutional right to keep and bear arms. Last year, residents of the Show Me State approved Amendment 5, which strengthened Missouri’s constitutional right to keep and bear arms,... [Read More]

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