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The next legislative session for Texas lawmakers commences on January 10, 2017, but the period for pre-filing bills for consideration began on November 14, 2016, and over four hundred of bills were filed the first day alone. Democratic state representatives wasted no time in taking aim at law abiding gun owners and their rights by... [Read More]

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    U.S. Law Shield Member Ambassador Sherry Hale: Fellow members, we’ve all prepared for that moment when we might be forced to defend ourselves. That’s why we carry our guns. But what if the attacker had four legs? I’m talking about dog attacks. I love dogs. But if a dog comes at me aggressively,... [Read More]

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  Many states have tried unsuccessfully to stop the federal government from enforcing its gun control laws within their borders.  Recently, Kansas enacted the Second Amendment Protection Act that made it a felony for federal agents to enforce any gun laws within Kansas. Unfortunately, that did not work and two Kansas residents were convicted of... [Read More]

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  The next legislative session will commence in just over a week — January 10, 2017 — and one of the bills pre-filed ahead of the session’s opening was HB 259, authored by State Rep. Rafael Anchia, (D-Dallas). Under the proposed measure, it would become a crime to sell a firearm at a gun show without using... [Read More]

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  Last spring, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie proposed new guidelines to make it easier to obtain a firearms license in the Garden State.  Gov. Christie wanted expand access to handgun carry permits by changing the state’s strict gun-permitting regulation that required a showing of the almost impossible standard of “justifiable need” in order to... [Read More]

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  On December 19, the Social Security Administration (SSA) issued the final version of a rule that will classify unknown numbers of law-abiding, vulnerable disability insurance and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients as “mental defectives,” and strip their Second Amendment rights in the process. The Social Security rule is the final version of a proposal... [Read More]

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If you were a good little boy or girl this year, maybe Santa will bring you one of these new Counter Rocket Artillery & Mortar systems (C-RAM) for your home defense! The PHALANX Gatling gun is the land-based version of the Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) mounted on all U.S. Navy surface combat ships as an... [Read More]

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  On Wednesday evening, December 13, 2016, the Hanover School District in rural El Paso County, Colorado, approved by a 3-2 vote to allow “qualified teachers and other staff members” to carry guns while on school grounds. The district’s two schools serve about 270 students. The members of the Board of Education expressed fears of... [Read More]

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  Georgia lawmakers have previously attempted to change the laws of the Peach State to allow the carrying of concealed firearms on campuses.  As recently as last year the legislature passed just such a bill only to have it vetoed by Governor Nathan Deal. Deal’s objected to the measure based on his belief that guns... [Read More]

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Pro-Second Amendment legislation should get a push when the new Congress convenes in January, 2017, after more than a dozen Republican House members revived the Congressional Second Amendment Caucus (CSAC). Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky will chair the group, which issued a statement that “Caucus members will lead efforts in the House of Representatives to... [Read More]

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Sen. Josh Brecheen, R-Coalgate, believes that threats to public officials are becoming more commonplace and real. People in high-profile positions can fall victim to unstable people, he said as the reason for his pre-filing SB 6 for consideration when the next legislative session convenes on February 6, 2017. Under the bill, statewide elected or appointed... [Read More]

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  Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” statute that has been around since 2005 allows residents to use deadly force in defense of their lives or property in certain instances—but with no obligation to retreat. Furthermore, the police can’t arrest someone who claims they feared for their life or that of others unless an investigation finds the... [Read More]

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