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TrackingPoint, the Austin-based firearms technology company, has released a video from its Labs department that demonstrates the use of wearable technology — such as Google Glass — paired with a Precision Guided Firearm (PGF). At Law Shield, we’re asking ourselves, is this the future of concealed-carry sights? The video showcases the companies’ R&D testing of... [Read More]

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Law Shield can’t predict the future, but we can wonder about it. It seems that availability and pricing for Russian ammo has eased considerably — prices for 7.62x39mm, for instance, have dropped below 25 cents per round at many retailers. It wasn’t too long ago that supplies were tight and prices were high for nearly... [Read More]

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Law Shield doesn’t understand how more laws would make felons obey existing laws. From Politico: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called on the Senate Monday to pass background checks on guns in the wake of a Sunday shooting in Las Vegas that killed two police officers. Coming to the floor with “a lot of sadness,”... [Read More]

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Law Shield sends condolences to the families of Las Vegas Metro Police Officers Alyn Beck, 41, and Igor Soldo, 31, who were killed by gunmen Jerad and Amanda Miller. The pair murdered the two officers at 11:30 a.m. Sunday at the CiCi’s Pizza at 309 N. Nellis Boulevard in Las Vegas, according to news reports.... [Read More]

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Law Shield came across an item by Sheriff Jim Wilson that we thought was worth passing along to our members.  Sheriff Wilson has a nostalgic perspective on learning to shoot.  Here’s Wilson, writing for the NRA publication Shooting Illustrated, last week: “Sometimes we get too caught up in the intricacies of what we feel like... [Read More]

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Texas Law Shield would like to assure its members that a recent kerfluffle between the NRA and open-carry groups in Texas seems to have smoothed over. The National Rifle Association’s Chris Cox apologized for a published statement by the NRA Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) that described openly carrying rifles in Texas for demonstration purposes... [Read More]

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Law Shield applauds Jack Tapper, host of CNN’s “The Lead” show, who asked very pointed, reasonable, well-informed questions of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel during a June 5 appearance. The topic was new Chicago gun rules, and Tapper said, “critics say [the gun control laws Emanuel is] proposing will really not affect the people who are... [Read More]

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As we noted on the Texas Law Shield Facebook page and in an earlier blog entry, a majority of Americans say they think gun crime has increased over the past 20 years, even though it has actually fallen dramatically, a recent Pew Research Center survey shows. The handy video below, produced by the National Shooting... [Read More]

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Law Shield members should take note that Indiana has made improvements in its state gun laws, one of which takes effect in a couple of weeks. Senate Bill 229, which goes into effect July 1, will keep people who carry guns in their cars from breaking an Indiana law when they drive onto school property... [Read More]

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Law Shield wants to pass along to our members that another striker-fired 9mm pistol is available. Heckler & Koch introduced its new striker-fired pistol, the 9mm VP9, to the U.S. commercial and law-enforcement markets today. The VP9 has been in development for more than four years, and its debut marks the return of HK to... [Read More]

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Law Shield wants to alert our members to a case that can affect our ability — or inability —  to carry at work. The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals found earlier this month that Walgreens could fire Jeremy Hoven, a pharmacist, for defending himself with his handgun during a robbery. A legal concealed-carry permit... [Read More]

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Law Shield realizes it does no good to point out factual inaccuracies by comedians who ignorantly comment about guns. But here we go anyway: On “The Late Show” on CBS, David Letterman recently asked CNN’s Anderson Cooper why the federal government can’t pass more gun control. “I think, I don’t have the statistics but that’s... [Read More]

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