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Law Shield would like to advise our members that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has issued a new restriction (Ruling 2015-1) on who may complete items such as 80% AR lowers — and that machining shops that provide equipment, such as mills, to complete lowers can’t avoid firearms manufacturing rules. This... [Read More]

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Law Shield was interested to hear  what an Alabama middle school principal wanted her students to do as a last-resort defense against possible intruders: hurl cans of corn and peas that had been stockpiled in classrooms. In a letter dated January 9, W.F. Burns Middle School Principal Priscella Holley asked parents to have each student bring

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Law Shield was interested to hear  what an Alabama middle school principal wanted her students to do as a last-resort defense against possible intruders: hurl cans of corn and peas that had been stockpiled in classrooms. In a letter dated January 9, W.F. Burns Middle School Principal Priscella Holley asked parents to have each student bring... [Read More]

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The star of the hit “Taken” movie trilogy, in which Liam Neeson plays a skilled former CIA operative fighting to save his wife and daughter from various bad guys, isn’t too enthralled with some of his co-stars: that is, the firearms that enable his action movie to have “action.” Speaking at a press conference in

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The star of the hit “Taken” movie trilogy, in which Liam Neeson plays a skilled former CIA operative fighting to save his wife and daughter from various bad guys, isn’t too enthralled with some of his co-stars: that is, the firearms that enable his action movie to have “action.” Speaking at a press conference in... [Read More]

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Law Shield would like to inform our members that another state may soon allow people to carry concealed firearms without requiring a state permit. Kansas Senate Majority Leader Terry Bruce recently introduced a bill to end the permitting requirement. “On Sen. Bruce’s Facebook page, he wrote, “Today [Jan. 21], I introduced legislation along with 25

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Law Shield would like to inform our members that another state may soon allow people to carry concealed firearms without requiring a state permit. Kansas Senate Majority Leader Terry Bruce recently introduced a bill to end the permitting requirement. “On Sen. Bruce’s Facebook page, he wrote, “Today [Jan. 21], I introduced legislation along with 25... [Read More]

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CNN Money reports that FBI background checks surged in December 2014. Background checks totaled more than 2.3 million last month, according to the FBI, up about 300,000 sales during the same period in 2013. Law Shield already reported that Black Friday 2014 was the second-highest gun-sales day ever. Now, December’s totals are up about 15%

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CNN Money reports that FBI background checks surged in December 2014. Background checks totaled more than 2.3 million last month, according to the FBI, up about 300,000 sales during the same period in 2013. Law Shield already reported that Black Friday 2014 was the second-highest gun-sales day ever. Now, December’s totals are up about 15%... [Read More]

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Law Shield is glad to hear that a Papa John's pizza-delivery driver in the Atlanta area, who shot a would-be robber, will not be fired, despite the company policy against employees carrying guns, Fox News is reporting. The shooting occurred when the driver was making a delivery that police now believe was a set up

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Law Shield is glad to hear that a Papa John’s pizza-delivery driver in the Atlanta area, who shot a would-be robber, will not be fired, despite the company policy against employees carrying guns, Fox News is reporting. The shooting occurred when the driver was making a delivery that police now believe was a set up... [Read More]

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Law Shield is pleased to hear that police have no plans to charge pharmacist Jackson Quick, who stopped a robbery at the Medicap Pharmacy in Cheyenne, Wyo. last month. According to the Wyoming Tribune Eagle newspaper, a man entered the store with what looked like a real gun, pointed it at an employee, handed the

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