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Law Shield applauds Jack Tapper, host of CNN’s “The Lead” show, who asked very pointed, reasonable, well-informed questions of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel during a June 5 appearance. The topic was new Chicago gun rules, and Tapper said, “critics say [the gun control laws Emanuel is] proposing will really not affect the people who are... [Read More]

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As we noted on the Texas Law Shield Facebook page and in an earlier blog entry, a majority of Americans say they think gun crime has increased over the past 20 years, even though it has actually fallen dramatically, a recent Pew Research Center survey shows. The handy video below, produced by the National Shooting... [Read More]

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Law Shield members should take note that Indiana has made improvements in its state gun laws, one of which takes effect in a couple of weeks. Senate Bill 229, which goes into effect July 1, will keep people who carry guns in their cars from breaking an Indiana law when they drive onto school property... [Read More]

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Law Shield wants to pass along to our members that another striker-fired 9mm pistol is available. Heckler & Koch introduced its new striker-fired pistol, the 9mm VP9, to the U.S. commercial and law-enforcement markets today. The VP9 has been in development for more than four years, and its debut marks the return of HK to... [Read More]

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Law Shield wants to alert our members to a case that can affect our ability — or inability —  to carry at work. The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals found earlier this month that Walgreens could fire Jeremy Hoven, a pharmacist, for defending himself with his handgun during a robbery. A legal concealed-carry permit... [Read More]

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Law Shield realizes it does no good to point out factual inaccuracies by comedians who ignorantly comment about guns. But here we go anyway: On “The Late Show” on CBS, David Letterman recently asked CNN’s Anderson Cooper why the federal government can’t pass more gun control. “I think, I don’t have the statistics but that’s... [Read More]

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Law Shield members should be aware that the recent Troutdale, Oregon school shooting was stopped by two “good guys with guns”: school resource Officers Nick Thompson and Kyle Harris were at Reynolds High School when Tuesday’s shooting occurred, Multnomah County Sheriff Dan Staton said. According to reporting by The Oregonian, “As soon as this happened,... [Read More]

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Law Shield was not surprised to hear Moms Demand Action founder Shannon Watts get her facts wrong in a June 7 CNN interview with Victor Blackwell. Blackwell said: Where has a bad guy with a gun been stopped in any other way or by a person other than a law-enforcement officer with a gun or... [Read More]

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Law Shield would like to share a pistol drill that can help improve our members’ trigger-finger discipline and overall accuracy. If you know you’re flinching in anticipation of the shot, then work on correcting it by trying this drill. Adam Painchaud, director of the Sig Sauer Academy in New Hampshire, goes into detail demonstrating how... [Read More]

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Texas Law Shield notes that Open Carry Texas is moving its demonstrations away from private establishments like Starbucks and Chipotle into public areas — and gun owners need to be prepared to calm people down during open-carry events. KHOU-11 News in Houston was contacted by people who were frightened by the sight of men carrying... [Read More]

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Law Shield would like to point out to Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) a bit of history he got wrong. The Washington Times reports that Schumer said last week that Thomas Jefferson was the architect of the Bill of Rights. As the Times notes, Jefferson was overseas serving as minister to France during the Constitutional convention... [Read More]

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As always, Law Shield doesn’t recommend products, but here we point you toward a product that recommends products. www.armsbearingcitizen.com describes itself as a database for gun safes. These are particularly important products, because if you own firearms, you need a safe to keep them away from children and thieves. But sorting through the products can be... [Read More]

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