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Senate Bill 948 in Virginia would have prohibited certain out-of-state police agencies from accessing information regarding concealed weapon permits issued by the Commonwealth of Virginia. The measure would have blocked states like neighboring Maryland from accessing concealed weapon permit data from the Virginia Criminal Information Network. Maryland does not recognize concealed handgun permits issued by... [Read More]

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California Eastern District Judge Kimberly Mueller declined to stop the state from imposing a ban on the sale of new handguns that aren’t microstamped. Unless the case is overturned on appeal, this decision would effectively ban the sale or possession of new semi-auto handguns in the state. The case, Peña v. Lindley, dates from 2009,... [Read More]

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In Columbus, Ohio, when a widow heard someone breaking into her home, she used a gun that had been given to her just the week before to fatally shoot the intruder. “She was armed and apparently fired multiple shots at him,” said Sgt. Dave Sicilia. The woman’s son says he bought the gun for her... [Read More]

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Click here for video. In an NRA News Cam & Co interview, U.S. Law Shield of Pennsylvania attorney Mike Giaramita talks about the lawsuit that the firm has filed against Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The city has not changed its local gun ordinances that are in violation of the state’s newly invigorated firearms preemption law. Attorney Giaramita... [Read More]

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Law Shield would like to inform our members about an upcoming judicial review that could undo the results of a very positive recent gun-law change in Missouri. The Missouri Supreme Court will hear arguments from St. Louis Metropolitan Police Chief Sam Dotson and Rebecca Morgan, a member of the Missouri chapter of a Bloomberg-funded anti-gun... [Read More]

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Law Shield has seen plenty of polls that don’t ring true about what we believe is actually happening in the political and cultural marketplaces regarding gun ownership. It doesn’t really matter what the exact topic is — political and news polling seems to underrepresent the breadth and intensity of people’s opinions who are comfortable around... [Read More]

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Law Shield wants to congratulate the Second Amendment Foundation for backing the legal challenge to New Jersey carry laws by Israel Albert Almeida, the Andover man who is battling to obtain a concealed carry permit for personal protection. Almeida, who is represented by New Jersey attorney Evan Nappen, operates a property management business that involves... [Read More]

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Fritz Walker of South Whitehall Township in Pennsylvania wrote an opinion piece for The Morning Call, the third-largest newspaper in Pennsylvania. It publishes in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton area according to its online history. In Walker’s submission, “Fritz Walker: Gun groups sue municipalities for fun, profit,” he mischaracterizes our motivations for filing a suit against the City... [Read More]

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Our NFA Law Shield members will be happy to hear that suppressor-legalization measures are moving forward in several states: Perhaps most interesting is HB 1205, which the South Dakota House approved. It would streamline the National Firearms Act process by imposing reasonable deadlines to ensure that individuals who are lawfully seeking to obtain an NFA... [Read More]

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SIG Sauer, Inc. has issued the following statement relative to the January, 2015 open opinion letter issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms regarding the SB15 and SBX Pistol Stabilizing Braces, which Law Shield previously reported on here. From the SIG Sauer release: BATFE Technical Branch issued an open opinion letter dated January... [Read More]

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Law Shield would like to share with our members a good summary of how California’s law requiring the incorporation of microstamping technology in new semiautomatic handguns is effectively a new ban on guns. The industry spokesman is National Shooting Sports Foundation Senior Vice President and General Counsel Larry Keane appearing on the Fox & Friends... [Read More]

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The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that a Las Vegas Fire Department captain will not face criminal charges for shooting a man through his front door in June. Clark County prosecutors have decided that Victor Thompson fired in self-defense when he believed someone was trying to break into his house at around 2 a.m. on June... [Read More]

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