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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... [Read More]

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Click here for video: It happened overseas, but the lesson is still pointed for U.S. citizens: Hostages in Sydney, Australia’s Lindt Chocolat Cafe standoff in December could not defend themselves as we can in many places in the U.S. The distant incident is a reminder of why we carry. Background: On Dec. 15, a gunman

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Click here for video: It happened overseas, but the lesson is still pointed for U.S. citizens: Hostages in Sydney, Australia’s Lindt Chocolat Cafe standoff in December could not defend themselves as we can in many places in the U.S. The distant incident is a reminder of why we carry. Background: On Dec. 15, a gunman... [Read More]

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It’s really not news when an academic calls for the dissolution of gun rights, but such suggestions from an ivory-tower dweller usually call for registration or some other half-step toward confiscation. But not Tom H. Hastings at Portland State University. Last month, he called for repeal of the 2nd Amendment in an editorial published in

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It’s really not news when an academic calls for the dissolution of gun rights, but such suggestions from an ivory-tower dweller usually call for registration or some other half-step toward confiscation. But not Tom H. Hastings at Portland State University. Last month, he called for repeal of the 2nd Amendment in an editorial published in... [Read More]

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Law Shield is reviewing a BATFE open letter issued on January 16, 2015, which could affect many shooters who have purchased long-barrel handguns with “stabilizing braces.” The letter, signed by Max M. Kingery, acting chief of the Firearms Technology Criminal Branch in the Firearms and Ammunition Technology Division, says in part, “Any person who intends

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Law Shield is reviewing a BATFE open letter issued on January 16, 2015, which could affect many shooters who have purchased long-barrel handguns with “stabilizing braces.” The letter, signed by Max M. Kingery, acting chief of the Firearms Technology Criminal Branch in the Firearms and Ammunition Technology Division, says in part, “Any person who intends... [Read More]

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Law Shield would like to brief our members on the status of Peruta v. San Diego, a lawsuit challenging the discretionary “may issue” handgun carry permit policies of San Diego Sheriff William Gore. On Christmas Eve, attorneys for a coalition of 22 pro-Second Amendment organizations and individual plaintiffs filed an amicus curiae brief to the

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Law Shield would like to brief our members on the status of Peruta v. San Diego, a lawsuit challenging the discretionary “may issue” handgun carry permit policies of San Diego Sheriff William Gore. On Christmas Eve, attorneys for a coalition of 22 pro-Second Amendment organizations and individual plaintiffs filed an amicus curiae brief to the... [Read More]

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A guest post by Dr. John R. Lott, Jr., founder of the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) Taylor Woolrich is a Dartmouth student whose story is continuing to make a difference in explaining to people why it is important that stalking victims have the right to be able to defend themselves, which the school is

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A guest post by Dr. John R. Lott, Jr., founder of the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) Taylor Woolrich is a Dartmouth student whose story is continuing to make a difference in explaining to people why it is important that stalking victims have the right to be able to defend themselves, which the school is... [Read More]

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Law Shield would like to inform our members that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has upheld the dismissal of the latest lawsuit brought by anti-hunting groups petitioning the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue regulations banning traditional ammunition with lead components. Had the courts told EPA to regulate lead ammunition,

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