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Law Shield members should be aware that the recent Troutdale, Oregon school shooting was stopped by two “good guys with guns”: school resource Officers Nick Thompson and Kyle Harris were at Reynolds High School when Tuesday’s shooting occurred, Multnomah County Sheriff Dan Staton said. According to reporting by The Oregonian, “As soon as this happened,... [Read More]

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Law Shield was not surprised to hear Moms Demand Action founder Shannon Watts get her facts wrong in a June 7 CNN interview with Victor Blackwell. Blackwell said: Where has a bad guy with a gun been stopped in any other way or by a person other than a law-enforcement officer with a gun or... [Read More]

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Law Shield would like to share a pistol drill that can help improve our members’ trigger-finger discipline and overall accuracy. If you know you’re flinching in anticipation of the shot, then work on correcting it by trying this drill. Adam Painchaud, director of the Sig Sauer Academy in New Hampshire, goes into detail demonstrating how... [Read More]

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Texas Law Shield notes that Open Carry Texas is moving its demonstrations away from private establishments like Starbucks and Chipotle into public areas — and gun owners need to be prepared to calm people down during open-carry events. KHOU-11 News in Houston was contacted by people who were frightened by the sight of men carrying... [Read More]

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Law Shield would like to point out to Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) a bit of history he got wrong. The Washington Times reports that Schumer said last week that Thomas Jefferson was the architect of the Bill of Rights. As the Times notes, Jefferson was overseas serving as minister to France during the Constitutional convention... [Read More]

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As always, Law Shield doesn’t recommend products, but here we point you toward a product that recommends products. www.armsbearingcitizen.com describes itself as a database for gun safes. These are particularly important products, because if you own firearms, you need a safe to keep them away from children and thieves. But sorting through the products can be... [Read More]

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U.S. Law Shield noticed a strange twist in a story by WMBF-TV in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, which reported that a real gun was found in the toy aisle of Target on Seaboard Street. The gun was in plain view on top of a superhero Playskool toy box when a loss prevention worker found it... [Read More]

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Law Shield was glad to see that the Missouri Senate passed a bill that would allow for armed teachers in schools. The successful bill, if enacted into law, would allow vetted and trained teachers and school administrators to carry firearms on campus. The measure was approved by the state Senate 111-28. Under the bill, school... [Read More]

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A recent event outside Houston offers Texas Law Shield a chance to reinforce some legal points for our members. According to KPRC-TV, “a 28-year-old Marine veteran killed a robbery suspect in a wild shootout in the parking lot of a shopping center in northeast Harris County. “Sheriff’s deputies are not identifying the man who they... [Read More]

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To understand how the recent mass killings in California could have been stopped the day before Elliot Rodger stabbed three people to death and shot three more — Law Shield recommends an article by Clayton E. Cramer posted on PJ Media. Writing about the Rodger killings, Cramer said: “In California, a number of medical professionals,... [Read More]

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Law Shield has learned from press reports that the Pentagon is set to destroy more than $1 billion worth of ammo. But there’s no need to do that: We’ll take it. Of course, we’re kidding. But from the perspective of our members, it makes much more sense to give it away, or sell it, to... [Read More]

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Jerry performs an amazing feat of marksmanship: Shooting a grape from low ready, with the safety on, in half a second with reaction time! Equipment: S&W M&P-15 V-TAC; Hogue stock; Hogue G-10 grip; Vortex Razor HD II, JM/Miculek compensator    

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