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Law Shield believes our Multi-State members will share our disappointment in the discipline handed down to four Wisconsin ATF agents involved in the wrong-headed Operation Backfire. As reported by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, ATF agents running an undercover storefront in Milwaukee used a brain-damaged man with a low IQ to set up gun and drug... [Read More]

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Texas Law Shield would like to let our central-Texas members know that tickets are now on sale for the Texas International Firearms Festival (TIFF), a two-day event scheduled for November 8-9, 2014, at Best of the West Shooting Sports northwest of Austin. Members who attend can test-fire handguns, rifles and shotguns from ArmaLite, Advanced Armament,... [Read More]

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Texas Law Shield alerts our members to a recent $77,500 settlement between the Panhandle town of Estelline and Laura Dutton, who had $29,000 confiscated from her during a traffic stop two years ago. The 64-year-old Dutton’s federal suit filed last year alleged that the cities of Estelline and Memphis, former Officer Jayson Fry, and Memphis... [Read More]

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Law Shield recommends this NSSF Video to our members who own Modern Sporting Rifles. In it, Gunsite Academy instructor and gunsmith Cory Trapp demonstrates the proper way to field-strip, clean and lubricate an AR-15 carbine. Trapp also offers several important technical tips and hints for maintaining your modern sporting rifle, including lube points. Length —... [Read More]

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As we’ve reported elsewhere, the recent U.S. Government import ban of some Russian firearms doesn’t affect firearms of the same design but manufactured elsewhere — such as in good ol’ ‘Murika. To wit: Arsenal, Inc., based in Las Vegas, has announced the return of its flagship 7.62×39-caliber stamped receiver rifle, the SLR-107FR. It happens to... [Read More]

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Law Shield members nationwide will be interested to know that Beretta U.S.A. Corp., located in Accokeek, Maryland, has announced that it has decided to move its manufacturing capabilities from its existing location to a new production facility that it is building in Gallatin, Tennessee. Reason: Maryland’s anti-gun laws. The Gallatin facility is scheduled to be... [Read More]

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Our U.S. Law Shield and Texas Law Shield multi-state members should be careful of visiting the state of Illinois. Illinois law is unique in that it does not allow individuals from other states to carry firearms there even if they have a permit from their home state. Instead, non-residents who wish to carry concealed firearms... [Read More]

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Our Pennsylvania Law Shield members should know that the City of Philadelphia has agreed to pay $1.425 million and to make policy changes to settle a class-action lawsuit regarding disclosure of confidential license-to-carry firearms information. The city did not admit wrongdoing as part of the settlement. The lawsuit, John Doe, et al. v City of... [Read More]

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U.S. Law Shield applauds the valor of Dr. Lee Silverman, a psychiatrist, who was grazed in the temple during a gunfight with a patient who had already fatally shot a caseworker at their hospital complex. Police said Silverman’s action “saved lives,” despite the hospital having a policy barring anyone except on-duty law enforcement officers from... [Read More]

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Law Shield wants to pass along to our members shockingly good news: on Saturday, after five years, a federal judge in the District of Columbia unexpectedly ruled on Palmer v. District of Columbia, overturning the city’s ban on residents being allowed to carry firearms outside their home. It is a landmark decision for gun-rights activists... [Read More]

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Law Shield wants to advise our members that Ruger has produced a new striker-fired version of the LC9 pistol, dubbed the LC9s. Law Shield isn’t endorsing the new pistol; we’re simply advising members of its features and availability. The different ignition system separates the LC9s from the already established hammer-fired LCP and LC380 in 380... [Read More]

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Law Shield is letting our members know about a recall program for Remington’s R51 subcompact 9mm pistol. From the Remington website: During testing, numerous experts found the pistol to function flawlessly. In fact, they found it to have lower felt recoil, lower muzzle rise and better accuracy and concealability than other products in its class.... [Read More]

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