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  On December 19, Ohio Governor John Kasich signed Amended Substitute Senate Bill 199, which includes several pro-gun provisions that U.S. Law Shield of Ohio Members should enjoy. It will go into effect in 90 days. Sponsored by state Senator Joe Uecker (R-14), Sub. SB 199 would provide the following: Active-duty members of the military that... [Read More]

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As several states have approved marijuana for medicinal or recreational use, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has decided to tweak its Form 4473 to address this matter. Form 4473 is the form that must be filled out when a person purchases a firearm from a Federal Firearms License (FFL) holder (such as... [Read More]

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Texas State Representative Rafael Anchia (D-San Antonio) is at it again.  On November 29, 2016, Anchia pre-filed HB 465 to be considered when the 85th Legislative Session begins on January 10, 2017. We have previously reported on Anchia’s several other proposed pieces of legislation attacking gun rights, and now he seeks to further restrict where... [Read More]

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  At a time when all across the country, state legislatures and colleges are wrestling with the idea of permitting students (or even faculty) to carry firearms on campus, one Virginia college not only encourages its students to arm themselves, but has taken an extraordinary step to further its position. Liberty University, the Lynchburg, VA,... [Read More]

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Most law-abiding gun owners are familiar with the term “reciprocity,” which represents an agreement between two states to recognize concealed carry licenses from each other.  Each state sets its own conditions before entering into such an arrangement, but generally a state will require the other state to accept ALL licenses its issues before it will... [Read More]

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Last August, Mark Cheeseman and the New Jersey Second Amendment Society filed a federal lawsuit against the State seeking to overturn the State’s ban on the possession of stun guns and Tasers. The complaint, filed August 11, 2016,  seeks an order declaring N.J. Stat. Ann. §2C:39-3(h), the statute banning the possession and use of “any weapon or... [Read More]

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  On November 21, 2016, Gov. Tom Wolf signed into law House Bill 263. The new law allows the Pennsylvania Game Commission to regulate the use of semi-automatic weapons previously banned for hunting, in addition to removing the restriction on air, chemical or gas cylinder powered firearms for hunting. Up till now, Pennsylvania and Delaware... [Read More]

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There are some who view the state’s current concealed carry law as vague when it comes to the issue of whether or not concealed carry is permitted in churches or other places of worship. Existing law prohibits concealed carry in churches, synagogues, mosques and other places of worship unless those locations opt to permit it. Therein lies the... [Read More]

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  After two previous attempts to get a gun control bill proposed by Democratic legislators were vetoed by Governor Chris Christie, the third time may be the charm. Earlier this year, Gov. Christie twice vetoed legislation that would have required domestic violence offenders to surrender their firearms. This time, however, the bill, S-2483, has Republican support... [Read More]

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued its final version of its smart gun guidelines, releasing a final version of “baseline specifications” outlining a detailed description of the minimum technical requirements that law enforcement agencies expect from smart gun technology, reinforcing the recommendations it made in June of this year. The baseline specifications were... [Read More]

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U.S. Law Shield gets a lot of questions from our members about whether they can take their firearm into a casino or even have a firearm in their vehicle on casino property. We turned to U.S. Law Shield of Virginia Independent Program Lawyers Riley & Wells Attorneys-At-Law for their input regarding Virginia law. “Virginia law... [Read More]

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  Recently, a driver in Florida used deadly force to protect a police officer who was being attacked by a suspect. [Click here and here and here to see our coverage of the incident.]  The suspect had pulled the deputy out of the police car and had thrown him to the ground, repeatedly attacking him. The... [Read More]

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