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Multi-State Law Shield members should know that re-tooled versions of Derringer-style Bond Arms pistols designed specifically to be sold in California are now shipping and will be available in stores, such as Turner’s Outdoorsman, in the coming weeks. The models are the popular Big Bear and Brown Bear handguns. This is the first time ever... [Read More]

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Law Shield members who carry wheelguns for self defense likely have wondered how some of the best mid-size wheelguns compare when they are shot side by side. In the video below, famed revolver shooter Jerry Miculek pits a trio of .357 Magnum/.38 Special revolvers to get some answers. Which revolver is your favorite?

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Growing ranks of female Law Shield members are looking for gender-specific training and sisterhood-building opportunities, and one group worth looking into is A Girl & A Gun Women’s Shooting League (AG & AG). A Girl & A Gun Women’s Shooting League is a club by women shooters for women shooters. The league breaks barriers for... [Read More]

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Law Shield members often tell us about things they like to do outside shooting their concealed carry handguns, and more than once a member has told us about hog hunting or coyote hunting trips they’ve been on. It’s for these hunters we pass along this item: American Technologies Network Corp. (ATN), maker of night vision,... [Read More]

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Click to see the TV report Law Shield wants to alert our Multi-State members to a security problem they may have to face in the future — nosy neighbors. According to ABC affiliate KAAL-TV, Kimberly Edson of Savage, Minn., used a yard sign to tell her neighbors that Matthew Halleck, a former Parent Teacher Student... [Read More]

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Law Shield is glad to report that the FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Division’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Section is offering extended hours of service every Friday and Saturday through the end of the year. Through December 27, 2014, the NICS E-Check will be available at 6 a.m. EST every Friday and... [Read More]

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Jerry Miculek goes through different drills and techniques to improve your vision and shooting skills on moving targets. Also interesting is the use of the Targabot moving-target system. Video is 14 minutes 25 seconds.

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In the strong gun-rights State of Texas, we’ve been aligned with California, the District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, New York, and South Carolina as jurisdictions that don’t allow open carrying of handguns. But that may change in a couple of months. Texas’ Governor-elect Greg Abbott supported open carry of firearms throughout his campaign, and as... [Read More]

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Here’s one for our Law Shield members who own AR-15s: Prior to kicking off the Crimson Trace Midnight 3-Gun Invitational (M3GI) at C.O.S.S.A range in Bend, Oregon, professional shooter Jerry Miculek shared a few pointers on how to best hold and shoot an AR-15. Summary: Stay positive in your stance (nose over front toe), use... [Read More]

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Law Shield members who own similarly-sized and -shaped magazines for modern sporting rifles should take a look at Faxon Firearms’ Magazine Marker Bands. The Magazine Marker Bands are used to easily identify which magazine is holding which ammunition sizes. The bands can be purchased in 5.56/.223, 300 BLK or 7.62×39. Each pack is color coded... [Read More]

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Law Shield would like to inform our members that in a 32-page decision, U.S. District Court Judge Virginia M. Kendall concurred with the Second Amendment Foundation on two points in the lawsuit Ezell v. City of Chicago. The SAF case challenged the city’s code by asserting that the regulations involving installation and operation of gun... [Read More]

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Law Shield is pleased to report that California State Senator Kevin de Leόn’s bill to ban the sale, manufacture, purchase, and trafficking of what he called “ghost guns” without preregistering with the U.S. Department of Justice through a serial number and background check has been vetoed. The bill, Senate Bill 808, got all the way... [Read More]

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