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U.S. Law Shield noticed a strange twist in a story by WMBF-TV in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, which reported that a real gun was found in the toy aisle of Target on Seaboard Street. The gun was in plain view on top of a superhero Playskool toy box when a loss prevention worker found it... [Read More]

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Folks, check out this new page from our upcoming 2014-2015 Use of Force publication. This is just one page, we will release the new pages as they become ready. This format is designed to easily explain complicated legal topics, such as the law of self-defense. These pages mimic what trial lawyers might use as demonstrative... [Read More]

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Law Shield was glad to see that the Missouri Senate passed a bill that would allow for armed teachers in schools. The successful bill, if enacted into law, would allow vetted and trained teachers and school administrators to carry firearms on campus. The measure was approved by the state Senate 111-28. Under the bill, school... [Read More]

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A recent event outside Houston offers Texas Law Shield a chance to reinforce some legal points for our members. According to KPRC-TV, “a 28-year-old Marine veteran killed a robbery suspect in a wild shootout in the parking lot of a shopping center in northeast Harris County. “Sheriff’s deputies are not identifying the man who they... [Read More]

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To understand how the recent mass killings in California could have been stopped the day before Elliot Rodger stabbed three people to death and shot three more — Law Shield recommends an article by Clayton E. Cramer posted on PJ Media. Writing about the Rodger killings, Cramer said: “In California, a number of medical professionals,... [Read More]

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Law Shield has learned from press reports that the Pentagon is set to destroy more than $1 billion worth of ammo. But there’s no need to do that: We’ll take it. Of course, we’re kidding. But from the perspective of our members, it makes much more sense to give it away, or sell it, to... [Read More]

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Jerry performs an amazing feat of marksmanship: Shooting a grape from low ready, with the safety on, in half a second with reaction time! Equipment: S&W M&P-15 V-TAC; Hogue stock; Hogue G-10 grip; Vortex Razor HD II, JM/Miculek compensator    

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Texas Law Shield supports the members of Florida Carry in their efforts to preserve and expand gun rights. The group points out an often-overlooked point of law in Florida: The Florida law prohibiting the carry of open firearms and the Florida law requiring a license to carry concealed weapons, do not apply to a person... [Read More]

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WARNING: Video Contains Mature Content Our condolences go out to the families whose loved ones were murdered or injured in the recent spree killing by the troubled son of a Hollywood director. Police said Elliot Rodger, the 22-year-old gunman and the son of a director who worked on “The Hunger Games” movies, carried out the... [Read More]

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Texas Law Shield notes that the Chipotle restaurant chain has asked its customers to stop bringing guns to its restaurants. Recently, participants from an open-carry demonstration in Texas brought guns into a Chipotle, “causing many of our customers anxiety and discomfort,” the company said in a statement. The statement continued, “Because of this, we are... [Read More]

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Texas Law Shield sympathizes with the people of Mexico who are organizing themselves into militias to fight off cartel gangs because their own government can’t or won’t do it. According to the Washington Post, a so-called “self-defense” movement has sprung up among townspeople to defend themselves against drug gangs because local police and the military... [Read More]

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As we tell our members in seminars, police officers don’t always know the laws regarding concealed handgun licenses. In our view, that seems to be the case with the case of Amelia Pickens. According to a Fort Worth Star-Telegram story, Pickens had called the Arlington Police Department to investigate a car she thought might have... [Read More]

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