Legal Issues

NRA: Gun Control Advocates Want You to Lose Your Hearing. Why?

Not surprisingly, those who hate any legislation that might be helpful to America’s law-abiding gun owners immediately went on the attack. Last week, a Los Angeles Times columnist took a page from The Washington Post to launch his own little campaign of FUD—fear, uncertainty and doubt—demonizing the devices. Not surprisingly, those who hate any legislation that might be helpful to America’s law-abiding gun owners immediately went on the attack.

General

Energy & Natural Resources Bill — Why Is It Important to You?

On its surface, covering the Energy & Natural Resources Bill may seem out of place on The Shooter’s Log. However, an amendment to the Energy & Natural Resources Bill is the bipartisan Sportsman’s Act which revises a variety of existing programs to expand access to, and opportunities for, hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting.

Concealed Carry

The Fast and the Furious: the Law on Road Rage in Texas

We get asked all the time, “How does the law in Texas apply to a Road Rage situation?” We asked Michele Byington, an attorney at the law firm of Walker & Byington, to give us her analysis based on a fact scenario to see how it would play out.

Colt Mustang Pocketlite with trigger modifications

Consumer Information

Are Trigger-Pull Modifications Legal Trouble Waiting to Happen?

Should you be concerned legally about a trigger modification you make to your firearm? We put the question to Kirk Evans, president of Texas Law Shield and U.S. Law Shield to find out.

Firearms

Range Report: What’s So Smart About This Gun?

America’s 1st Freedom Magazine’s staff was able to shoot the Armatix iP1 — and they found a number of problems with the so-called “smart” handgun.

Concealed Carry

Disaster in D.C.: ‘May Issue’ Carry Rules Are Back

The Washington, D.C., Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated (thrown out) an earlier decision that said D.C. had to issue carry licenses.

Consumer Information

Don’t Let Your Middle Finger Get ‘Mistaken’ For Firearm

If you carry a gun in the car, using your middle finger can get you in as much trouble as using your trigger finger. Watch what happened to a Law Shield Member after he flipped the bird in traffic.

Legal Issues

Legal Advice If You Have to Use Your Firearm

In three videos, Law Shield Firearms Program Attorneys Michele Byington, Edwin Walker, and Richard Carter explain what gunowners can expect to happen if they’ve used a gun in self defense:

Legal Issues

Judge Orders Aurora Victim’s Family and Lawyers to Pay for Suing Gun Dealers

The family and lawyers who sued four firearms-accessories retailers for selling supplies to alleged Aurora movie-theater shooter James Holmes have been ordered by a federal judge to pay the firearms companies’ legal fees resulting from the unsuccessful civil suit.

Legal Issues

‘We Don’t Dial 911’—Legal Problems Caused by Bumper Stickers and Signs

Did you know that something as simple as a bumper sticker could make your day in court a nightmare? In this video, former prosecutor and Texas Law Shield Firearms Program Attorney Emily Taylor explains why you should be careful of the stickers you place on your car and the signs you post on your fence.