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Law Shield wants to alert our members about a particularly bad anti-gun bill moving in the California state senate. California often rolls out legislation that becomes a template for gun grabbers in other states, and it’s our hope that this can be stopped. Senate Bill 53 would require individuals that wanted to purchase ammunition to... [Read More]

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Recently, Law Shield learned that the City of Boulder and its Open Space and Mountain Parks (OSMP) division have been in direct violation of Colorado law by posting signs that prohibit the carrying of firearms. Our Colorado members may remember that during the 2000 legislative session, C.R.S. 18-12-214 (1)(a) in its current form was enacted,... [Read More]

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James Alan Fox, a Criminology Professor at Northeastern University, showcases his study and findings on why “mass shootings” are not becoming more frequent, regardless of what the media or the government may be suggesting.

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Law Shield would like to recommend to our members an item posted at IJReview.com about actual causes of mortality. Important to note: Gun deaths are way down the list. The story, entitled “One Chart Puts Firearms & Natural Disasters Threat in Perspective,” examines a graphic made by Oxford PhD. student Avi Roy that compares actual... [Read More]

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News report out of Florida showcasing our Vice President of Member Services, David Donchecz as well as Firearms Program Attorney James Phillips. Many thanks to the Home Safety Academy for sponsoring this fantastic seminar.

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If you’re a Target shopper, you may want to tell the company that you appreciate being able to carry guns in its stores — because the company is being attacked for its current stance. Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America is trying to pressure Minneapolis-based retailer Target Corp. into prohibiting customers from open-carrying... [Read More]

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TrackingPoint, the Austin-based firearms technology company, has released a video from its Labs department that demonstrates the use of wearable technology — such as Google Glass — paired with a Precision Guided Firearm (PGF). At Law Shield, we’re asking ourselves, is this the future of concealed-carry sights? The video showcases the companies’ R&D testing of... [Read More]

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Law Shield can’t predict the future, but we can wonder about it. It seems that availability and pricing for Russian ammo has eased considerably — prices for 7.62x39mm, for instance, have dropped below 25 cents per round at many retailers. It wasn’t too long ago that supplies were tight and prices were high for nearly... [Read More]

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Law Shield doesn’t understand how more laws would make felons obey existing laws. From Politico: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called on the Senate Monday to pass background checks on guns in the wake of a Sunday shooting in Las Vegas that killed two police officers. Coming to the floor with “a lot of sadness,”... [Read More]

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Law Shield sends condolences to the families of Las Vegas Metro Police Officers Alyn Beck, 41, and Igor Soldo, 31, who were killed by gunmen Jerad and Amanda Miller. The pair murdered the two officers at 11:30 a.m. Sunday at the CiCi’s Pizza at 309 N. Nellis Boulevard in Las Vegas, according to news reports.... [Read More]

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Law Shield came across an item by Sheriff Jim Wilson that we thought was worth passing along to our members.  Sheriff Wilson has a nostalgic perspective on learning to shoot.  Here’s Wilson, writing for the NRA publication Shooting Illustrated, last week: “Sometimes we get too caught up in the intricacies of what we feel like... [Read More]

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Texas Law Shield would like to assure its members that a recent kerfluffle between the NRA and open-carry groups in Texas seems to have smoothed over. The National Rifle Association’s Chris Cox apologized for a published statement by the NRA Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) that described openly carrying rifles in Texas for demonstration purposes... [Read More]

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