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Texas Law Shield recognizes how important self-protection is to all our members, but particularly people with disabilities. We’re reminded of that by a report from KOCO-TV in Oklahoma City: Steven Ferguson is in a wheelchair due to a motorcycle accident as a teenager. Ferguson said when a man came into his yard, looked into Ferguson’s... [Read More]

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At a Texas Senate committee hearing on April 7, more than 60 witnesses spoke passionately about why the state should have open-carry laws, and Texas Law Shield hopes that passion compels the Legislature to update the state’s carry laws next year. C.J. Grisham, president of Open Carry Texas, told the Senate Agriculture, Rural Affairs and... [Read More]

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The NFA sections of Texas Law Shield and U.S. Law Shield applaud gunmaker SIG Sauer, which has filed a civil suit against the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives because the agency wrongfully classified a SIG “muzzle brake” as a silencer. SIG claims that gun silencers are “subject to burdensome legal requirements” and... [Read More]

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On April 7, BATFE issued a “Special Advisory” that effectively banned the import of certain Russian-made 7N6 5.45X39 ammunition, a designation of a cartridge whose bullet has a soft steel core. In a subsequent letter questioning why the agency took this step, the National Rifle Association called the ban arbitrary and asked BATFE to clarify... [Read More]

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Picture this: you just had to use a firearm. You were protecting yourself and your family, but now the police believe you were the one who provoked the situation and they want to take you to jail. Do you know what to do? In the short video below, watch as the stories of two gun... [Read More]

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Do you agree with 1st Lieutenant Patrick Cook of the 49th Transportation Battalion, who witnessed the most recent murders at Fort Hood last week and survived. Afterward, he penned a letter to Texas lawmakers on Monday, urging them to prevent another tragedy from happening again by allowing soldiers to carry personal firearms on base. “Stripped... [Read More]

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KSAT-TV in San Antonio has reported that dozens of Open Carry Texas members gathered outside the San Antonio Police Department’s west substation Sunday to protest the treatment of one of their members by officers. According to the KSAT-TV report, on March 31, Henry Vichique was walking home with his loaded rifle slung over his shoulder.... [Read More]

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U.S. Law Shield was saddened to hear that Otis McDonald, 80, the lead plaintiff in the landmark McDonald v. City of Chicago Second Amendment case, died April 4 after a lengthy battle with cancer. McDonald was 76 at the time the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the right to keep and bear arms was incorporated... [Read More]

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Here’s a question Ivan posed in the Texas Law Shield Forums under “General Firearms Law Discussion”: Q: A good friend of mine, a single mother, lives alone with her daughter. They live in a good neighborhood, but since they live alone, she has thought about owning a gun or a shotgun (she grew up around... [Read More]

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Law Prof: Americans Embrace Guns Texas Law Shield recommends our members check out an article by Glenn Harlan Reynolds, a University of Tennessee law professor. It was a March 2 USA Today column called “Americans embrace guns.” An excerpt: At present, we’ve reached the point where the Second Amendment can be characterized as ordinary constitutional... [Read More]

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Texas Law Shield has reviewed Facebook’s recent written policies on postings concerning “commonly regulated goods or services,” aka firearms, and it’s hard to find issue with them. Basically, Facebook wants its community to follow existing firearms laws. We wish Facebook had consulted with some pro-gun organizations — in particular the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the... [Read More]

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The new Texas Law Shield Forum is a great place to exchange ideas and news with other members. To access the Forums, check the bottom right corner of the Texas Law Shield web page or click here: You can read the Forums without registering, but to add comments, you’ll need to create a Username for... [Read More]

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