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School’s out. The vacation time you’ve stocked up on is burning a hole in your pocket, and friends and family are making plans to enjoy the nice weather. It’s summertime in Pennsylvania. Before you head to a swimming pool, beach, lake, or park, make sure you do your homework and know the law—especially if your... [Read More]

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The following is a video transcript. What do you do when an unruly party guest gets out of hand? Of course you can kick them out, but what if they won’t leave? What about someone who shows up on your property uninvited? These people are “trespassers” and Pennsylvania law protects your property rights by allowing you... [Read More]

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The following is a video transcript. School is out, the vacation time you’ve stocked up is burning a hole in your pocket. Friends and family are making plans to enjoy the nice weather. It’s summertime in Virginia. Before you head to a swimming pool, the beach, lake, or park, make sure you do your homework,... [Read More]

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What do you do when an unruly party guest gets out of hand? Well, you ask them to leave of course, but what if they just won’t leave? What if someone shows up to your property uninvited? What can you do to make them leave? These people are trespassers, and Virginia law protects your property... [Read More]

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The following is a video transcript. Imagine this scenario: You’re in a store minding your own business when you reach up and grab an item from the top shelf. The person next to you seems startled and afraid. You realize that your legally concealed carry handgun is showing because your shirt came up above your... [Read More]

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The following is a video transcript. It’s Saturday night. As you reach for the popcorn, you notice the motion sensor lights outside kick on. You look outside. You see a group of teenagers scattering across your front yard, heading for the street. One of them remains standing like a deer in headlights. What can you... [Read More]

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Doug Richards for U.S. LawShield of Colorado. I want to speak today about an incident that one of our members recently had: she was at a store and she was carrying concealed—legally—and another patron at the store saw the firearm and there was a bit of an incident that occurred. I think it’s an important... [Read More]

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Doug Richards for U.S. LawShield of Colorado. I want to speak today about firing warning shots. The quick advice on that is: don’t ever do it. There is no law or authority in Colorado that justifies you firing a warning shot at another person. What ends up happening is you have a situation that’s heated... [Read More]

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You are in a supermarket shopping. You reach up to the highest shelf and your concealed carry weapon is exposed. To your dismay, you see someone run from the aisle screaming, “He has a gun.” What do you do? Violations and Legalities Florida law allows those with a concealed weapons and firearms license (or CWFL)... [Read More]

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On June 21st, 2014, Governor Rick Scott signed House Bill 89 (HB 89), making it law. The media inappropriately labeled HB 89 “The warning shot law.” However, nowhere in HB 89 or Florida’s statutes will you find the words “warning shots” used. Instead, you will find the words “threaten to use force” throughout House Bill... [Read More]

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