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A federal judge has denied the Department of Justice’s request for a 60-day stay of the ruling in Mance v. Holder, which struck down prohibitions on out-of-state handgun purchases. The DOJ made the request for a stay so that it could determine whether or not to appeal the decision. If the decision ultimately stands, it... [Read More]

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B. Todd Jones resigned as director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives today. The agency didn’t supply a reason for his sudden departure. Law Shield can supply our members with a few reasons that might have prompted his departure: The agency has been involved with a string of debacles that included Operation... [Read More]

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Assemblywoman Michelle Fiore, R-Las Vegas, has introduced a campus-carry gun bill in Nevada, which would allow people with concealed weapons permits to bring their firearms to campus, public schools, and day care centers. Fiore commented about the bill to the New York Times and has been criticized for her statement. She said, “If these young,... [Read More]

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Law Shield wants to alert our members that documents obtained in a Freedom of Information Act request filed by the American Civil Liberties Union reveal that the Drug Enforcement Administration contemplated using License Plate Readers (LPRs) to track vehicle traffic from gun shows in 2009. A highly redacted email from an unknown DEA official suggests... [Read More]

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The Arizona Senate is considering two very strong gun bills, SB 1330 and SB 1291, which respectively would subject any new federal gun law to state-level review before being enforced, and allow individuals and groups to sue and recover damages from municipalities that have passed gun ordinances in violation of the state’s pre-emption law. In... [Read More]

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As our members know, U.S. Law Shield is suing the city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania over its gun ordinances, which we argue are illegal under state pre-emption laws. This year, a new state law gave us and other gun rights groups the legal standing necessary to sue in order to protect our members’ civil rights. As... [Read More]

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As our Law Shield members may already know, U.S. Law Shield has sued the city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania for violating the state’s gun pre-emption law. A new state law, Act 192, gave us the standing to sue municipalities whose conduct we believe violates our members’ 2nd Amendment rights. Now, the city of Harrisburg is asking... [Read More]

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Law Shield was happy to see that two brandishing-definition bills, have been re-introduced in Michigan’s new legislature as HB 4160 and HB 4161 and have been passed by the house. Jared Coyne, legislative assistant for Michigan Open Carry, Inc. said House Members Joel Johnson and Holly Hughes re-introduced a bill package to clarify the definition... [Read More]

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On the issue of campus carry debated in the Texas Senate State Affairs Committee on February 12, state senators received opposing written statements from the chancellors of the state’s flagship university systems on whether allowing concealed handguns would affect student safety. University of Texas System Chancellor William McRaven wrote, “There is great concern that the... [Read More]

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Law Shield is pleased to note that U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) have introduced the Bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act of 2015. Though the Bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act of 2015 is a package of pro-sportsmen’s legislation, it might have salutary effects on concealed-carry issues as well. For instance, in California, lead ammunition is in... [Read More]

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Law Shield was gratified to see that police are not seeking charges against a woman who shot one of two men who broke into her Michigan home recently. According to MLive.com, a homeowner in Schoolcraft Township awoke around 11 p.m. on Feb. 14 after hearing a loud knocking on the front door of her home.... [Read More]

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Law Shield would like to advise our members that a federal judge has ruled that a man convicted of a misdemeanor crime several years ago, but who has demonstrated that he “would present no more threat to the community” than an average law-abiding citizen, may not lose his Second Amendment rights under a federal gun... [Read More]

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