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Our Law Shield members whose tan or FDE Glocks, XDs, H&Ks, and other pistols with rails should know that LaserLyte is now making its V4 laser (FSL-4) in a tan glass-filled-nylon model. The  $110 compact handgun laser fits on a Picatinny rail in front of the trigger guard. It’s made with a 55% glass-filled nylon... [Read More]

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Franklin Armory, the Morgan Hill, Calif.–based builder of modern sporting rifles, recently began shipping the company’s F 17-L rifle chambered in .17 Winchester Super Magnum. As always, Law Shield furnishes new-product information as a member benefit, and we don’t endorse or recommend these products. Because the .17 WSM is a rimfire cartridge, it is not... [Read More]

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Independent Firearms Program Attorney Richard Carter explains when police are required to read you your rights.

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President Kirk Evans explains the top 5 reasons he sees legal gun owners get arrested.

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Our Colorado Law Shield members should closely follow federal lawsuits seeking to hold Cinemark USA— owner of the Century Aurora 16 theater — liable for damages at the site of a deadly 2012 attack. At the theater, James Holmes is accused of fatally shooting 12 people and wounding 58 more during a midnight showing of... [Read More]

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As Law Shield has reported, it was a fait accompli that gun-industry jobs would be leaving New York once the state passed its SAFE Act banning certain semi-auto rifles and standard-size magazines. The first round occurred in May, when Remington Arms announced that it was consolidating manufacturing in its new facility in Huntsville, Alabama, relocating... [Read More]

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As our members know, Law Shield has an NFA program in which we help members interested in owning automatic firearms, suppressors, and any other weapons controlled by the National Firearms Act of 1934 do extensive legal paperwork to stay within the law. In the clip below, CNN anchor Don Lemon says he believes that the... [Read More]

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Law Shield members who are also AR-15 owners are left to wonder which rifle outperformed the M4 carbine in a recently discontinued Army test of battle rifles. According to the Washington Times, a competing rifle outperformed the Army’s favored M4A1 carbine in key tests during a competition last year. An “official use only report” by... [Read More]

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ArmaLite has added the Defensive Sporting Rifle Series to its extensive line of rifles. Law Shield doesn’t endorse or recommend these products to our members, but we like to inform our members about new products that may be of interest. This series includes three different models: Defensive Sporting Rifle 15, Defensive Sporting Rifle 15F, and... [Read More]

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Law Shield would like to advise our members that Viridian has introduced Reactor 5 green laser sights for Kahr 9mm and 40 S&W polymer-framed pistols. As always, we don’t endorse these products, but we do like to let members know about them. The Reactor 5 green laser and holster combination fits all Kahr 9mm and... [Read More]

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Law Shield was appalled, but not surprised, to read about trouble the National Shooting Sports Foundation encountered when the organization tried to run “Project ChildSafe” ads at Reagan National Airport, which serves Washington. D.C., promoting safe firearms storage. Since 2003, Project ChildSafe has partnered with law enforcement agencies in all 50 states to distribute more... [Read More]

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As we often say in Law Shield seminars, your choice of legal ammo probably won’t matter in a deadly-force event that you have to defend in court. What’s important legally are the circumstances that lead to you believing you had to employ deadly force to protect yourself, others, or property. So for self-defense, we recommend... [Read More]

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