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U.S. Law Shield and Texas Law Shield support the “Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013” (H.R. 2959) introduced in the U.S. House by Reps. Richard Nugent (R-Fla.) and Jim Matheson (D-Utah). It would allow any person who is not prohibited from possessing or receiving a firearm under federal law and who has a valid concealed firearm... [Read More]

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Jerry Miculek makes an incredible shot using a 9mm revolver off-hand at 1000 yards. Equipment is the S&W Jerry Miculek Signature Series 929 8-Shot N-Frame chambered in 9mm Luger. The cartridges are Hornady 147-grain XTPs. The optic is a Vortex Razor Red Dot. The balloon is there so the spotter can actually see if the... [Read More]

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U.S. and Texas Law Shield would like to inform all our members about a Product Warning and Recall Notice from Hornady Mfg. Company. Hornady is recalling one lot of 9mm 135-grain +P Hornady Critical Duty Ammunition, Item #90226, Lot #3141635. This lot was shipped between the dates of 6-5-14 and 7-16-14, the company said. The... [Read More]

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Law Shield was very interested to learn that the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has ruled that the Obama Department of Justice (DOJ) must turn over an index of Fast and Furious documents to the legal watchdog group Judicial Watch. We believe our members have a right to know how and why... [Read More]

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Law Shield regrets to inform our Missouri Law Shield members that the City Council of Kansas City voted unanimously earlier this week to ban open carry in the state’s largest city. As our members know, open carry is common in Missouri, but cities are allowed to ban it under current law. The 9-0 vote was... [Read More]

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Florida Law Shield was sorry to see a ruling last week in which Alachua County Circuit Judge Toby Monaco said that universities may ban guns in college residence halls. The ruling was a setback for Florida Carry, Inc., which last year won a decision by the 1st District Court of Appeal that said the state... [Read More]

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Law Shield reported last week on the landmark decision in Palmer v. District of Columbia, in which the District of Columbia’s ban on concealed carry outside the home was declared unconstitutional. Then, the District asked for and obtained a 90-day stay of the decision, purportedly to work out details of an acceptable carry licensing plan.... [Read More]

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One of the unsavory things Law Shield has to do is monitor anti-gun groups’ messaging so we can keep our members informed about threats to legal and safe gun ownership. One such group is former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Everytown for Gun Safety. Inadvertently, Everytown makes a pro-gun point in a recent video, as Katie... [Read More]

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Law Shield would like to point our members’ attention to a recent report released by the Crime Prevention Research Center, which shows that as the number of concealed-carry permits issued nationally has increased, murder and other violent crimes decreased. While correlation isn’t causation, we do not think that is a coincidence. According to the report... [Read More]

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U.S. Law Shield and Texas Law Shield would like to let our members know about four exclusive new designs for Magnum Research, Inc.’s Desert Eagle 1911G and Desert Eagle 1911C offered through Cabela’s. The first two models are the .45 ACP “G” and “C” pistols, model numbers DE1911GSBCAB and DE1911CSBCAB. The frames on both are... [Read More]

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Law Shield believes the 2:48 video below is worth watching for our members who are still deciding which carry method works best for them. There’s good advice in this NSSF video about choosing a belt, holster style, and other carry considerations. The presenter is Randi Rogers, a professional shooter who also serves as the sales... [Read More]

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Law Shield recommends to our members an article by Marion P. Hammer, past president of the National Rifle Association and currently executive director of Unified Sportsmen of Florida. In an op-ed distributed across the state, she wrote about the recent “Docs vs. Glocks” law: Physicians interrogating and lecturing parents and children about guns is not... [Read More]

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