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Open Carry Texas Effective: January 1, 2016

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New laws for Concealed Handgun License (CHL) program

Summary of new laws passed in the 84th Regular Legislative Session that impact Concealed Handgun Licensing.

Open Carry

House Bill 910 Effective: January 1, 2016

Caption: Relating to the authority of a person who is licensed to carry a handgun to openly carry a holstered handgun; creating criminal offense.

General Information:

  • Authorizes individuals to obtain a license to openly carry a handgun in the same places that allow the licensed carrying of a concealed handgun with some exceptions. (See “Exceptions” below for more information.)
  • Unconcealed handguns, loaded or unloaded, must be carried in a shoulder or belt holster.
  • Individuals who hold a valid CHL may continue to carry with valid existing license.
  • A separate license will not be required to open carry. No additional fee will be required.
  • Individuals currently licensed will not be required to attend additional training. Training curriculum for new applicants will be updated to reflect the new training requirements related to the use of restraint holsters and methods to ensure the secure carrying of openly carried handguns. The new curriculum will be required for all classes beginning January 1, 2016.
  • The eligibility criteria to obtain a license to carry do not change.
  • The department will be updating website, forms and training materials to reference License to Carry (LTC) instead of Concealed Handgun License (CHL).
  • Changes to the laminated license are being developed and will be implemented at a later date.

Signage:

  • Private businesses may post signs to indicate entry on the property with a handgun by a license holder is forbidden.
  • Penal Code Section 30.06 provides the language to be included on signs to indicate license holders are forbidden to carry concealed.
  • Penal Code Section 30.07 provides the language to be included on signs to indicate license holders are forbidden to open carry.
  • Posting of both signs is an indication by the business that license holders are forbidden to carry concealed or openly.

Exceptions:

  • Open carry is not permitted by a license holder regardless of whether the handgun is holstered:
    • on the premises of an institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education
    • on any public or private driveway, street, sidewalk or walkway, parking lot, parking garage or other parking area of an institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education
    • by an individual who is acting as a personal protection officer under Chapter 1702, Occupations Code and is not wearing a uniform

Campus Carry

Senate Bill 11 Effective: August 1, 2016

Caption: Relating to the carrying of handguns on the campuses of and certain other locations associated with institutions of higher education; providing a criminal penalty.

  • Authorizes a license holder to carry a concealed handgun on or about the license holder’s person while the license holder is on the campus of an institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education in this state. Open carrying of handguns is still prohibited at these locations.
  • Authorizes an institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education in this state to establish rules, regulation, or other provisions concerning the storage of handguns in dormitories or other residential facilities that are owned or leased and operated by the institution and located on the campus of the institution.
  • Requires the president or other chief executive officer of an institution of higher education in this state to establish reasonable rules, regulations, or other provisions regarding the carrying of concealed handguns by license holders on the campus or on specific premises located on the campus.
  • Authorizes posting of a sign under Penal Code Section 30.06 with respect to any portion of a premises on which license holders may not carry.
  • The effective date of this law for a public junior college is August 1, 2017

Various Other Changes

House Bill 554 Effective: September 1, 2015

Caption: Relating to a defense to prosecution for the offense of possessing or carrying a weapon in or into the secured area of an airport.

  • Amends the Penal Code to add a defense to prosecution if the actor possessed a handgun that he or she is licensed to carry at the security checkpoint of an airport, and exited the screening checkpoint for the secured area immediately upon completion of the required screening process and notification of possession of the handgun.
  • Adds the actor cannot be arrested for the sole offense of possessing a handgun that he or she is licensed to carry, unless a police officer gives the actor the opportunity to leave the area and he or she does not immediately comply.

House Bill 1376 Effective; September 1, 2015

Caption: Relating to the application of certain concealed handgun license laws to community supervision and corrections department officers and juvenile probation officers; reducing a fee.

  • Allows supervision officers and juvenile probation officers to establish proof of proficiency by a sworn statement that indicates the person demonstrated proficiency with a firearm instructor licensed by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement within the 12 month period preceding the application for the license to carry.
  • This provision applies to supervision officers appointed or employed under Section 76.004, Government Code, to supervise defendants placed on community supervision.
  • Reduces the fee for a license to carry to $25 for these individuals.
  • Individuals applying under this special condition will be required to provide proof they are a supervision officer or juvenile probation officer.
  • A new fee schedule will be posted on the department’s website.

House Bill 2604 Effective: September 1, 2015

Caption: Relating to a concealed handgun license application that is submitted by a peace officer or a member of the state military forces.

  • Exempts applicants who are active peace officers from the requirement to submit fingerprints.
  • Repeals the provisions requiring a sworn statement from the head of the employing law enforcement agency regarding the applicant’s conduct and proficiency.
  • Regulatory Services Division (RSD) is in the process of updating the online application checklist. Until the online application is updated, peace officers may disregard the notations requiring fingerprints and the sworn statement from the head of their employing law enforcement agency.
  • Updated application instructions for peace officers will be posted on the department’s website upon the effective date of this law.

House Bill 2739 Effective: September 1, 2015

Caption: Relating to the use of a concealed handgun license as valid proof of personal identification.

  • Amends the Business and Commerce Code to require businesses to accept a concealed handgun license (CHL) as a valid form of personal identification for access to goods, services, or facilities.
  • Does not affect laws requiring a driver license to operate a motor vehicle.
  • Does not effect the existing requirement to present a driver license when renting a car.
  • Does not affect the type of identification required under federal law to access airport premises or to pass through airport security.

House Bill 3710 Effective: September 1, 2015

Caption: Relating to a voluntary contribution to the fund for veterans’ assistance when applying for a concealed handgun license.

  • Requires DPS to offer CHL applicants an opportunity to contribute money to the fund for veterans’ assistance when applying for an original or renewal CHL license.
  • The applicant will determine the amount of contribution.
  • RSD is in the process of updating the online application to accept contributions. More information will be posted here when the option to contribute is available.

House Bill 3747 Effective: June 16, 2015

Caption: Relating to the issuance of a concealed handgun license to certain retired judicial officers.

  • Authorizes retired federal judges to receive a discounted CHL in the same manner as a retired state judge.
  • The reduced fee is $25. A new fee schedule will be posted on the department’s website.

Senate Bill 273 Effective September 1, 2015

Caption: Relating to certain offenses relating to carrying concealed handguns on property owned or leased by a governmental entity; providing a civil penalty.

  • Prohibits a state agency or political subdivision from posting signs stating where CHL holders are prohibited from carrying a concealed handgun on the premises, unless specifically prohibited by Texas Penal Code 46.03 and 46.035.
  • Provides a civil penalty to a state agency or political subdivision if falsely notifying a CHL holder that entering or remaining on certain governmental premises, leased or owned, is illegal.
  • Limits the scope of the governmental meeting prohibition by restricting it to the specific room or rooms in which the meeting is being held, and to public meetings for which notice is required under the Open Meetings Act.
  • Provides an opportunity for the agency or subdivision to cure the violation within three business days of receipt of written notice from a citizen.
  • Complaints of a violation are reported to the Attorney General Office.
  • Provides the Attorney General must give notice to the agency or subdivision and provide an opportunity to cure the violation before a civil penalty is imposed.

 

 

http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/RSD/CHL/Legal/newlegislation.htm

She’s a Law-Abiding Single Mom With a Concealed Carry Permit — The Reason She Faces Over 11 Years in Jail Is Almost Unbelievable | Video | TheBlaze.com

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She’s a Law-Abiding Single Mom With a Concealed Carry Permit — The Reason She Faces Over 11 Years in Jail Is Almost Unbelievable

A hard-working single mom from Philadelphia reportedly now faces more than 11 years in prison on multiple gun charges — but the details behind the charges have stunned people across the nation.

Shaneen Allen, a single mother to two young boys, is a legal concealed carry permit holder. She reportedly obtained her permit to protect herself and her kids after she was robbed twice. Allen has no prior criminal record and everything about her gun and concealed carry permit is legal.

My9NJ.com/Chasing New Jersey

My9NJ.com/Chasing New Jersey

However, her nightmare began when she traveled to New Jersey from Philadelphia.

Allen was reportedly pulled over by a New Jersey cop for an “unsafe lane change” back in October 2013. Doing what she had been trained to do, the mother informed the officer that she is a concealed carry permit holder and armed at the time.

What she didn’t know was that her permit and firearm became instantly illegal once she crossed into New Jersey, a state with extremely strict gun laws. As TheBlaze previously reported, the mother was arrested and at first faced about 3 years in prison.

Allen reportedly appeared in court this week and, to many people’s surprise, the case wasn’t dismissed by the judge. In fact, she now reportedly faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison for possession a concealed weapon and another potential 18 months for possession of hollow-point bullets — more than 11.5 years in total.

My9NJ.com reports that the prosecutor wouldn’t even allow Allen to accept a pretrial deal in order to avoid jail time. Instead, the prosecutor reportedly offered her a plea bargain that includes five years in prison with no option of parole for 3.5 years.

Evan Nappen, Allen’s attorney, told the website that “New Jersey’s gun law is as unforgiving as a prosecutor or judge wants to make it.”

“Either of those two, the judge or the prosecutor could have taken steps to relieve Shaneen from this situation, but it didn’t happen,” he added.

My9 New Jersey

(H/T: Mediaite)

via She’s a Law-Abiding Single Mom With a Concealed Carry Permit — The Reason She Faces Over 11 Years in Jail Is Almost Unbelievable | Video | TheBlaze.com.

 

Contact information for the governor of NJ:

Office of the Governor
PO Box 001
Trenton, NJ 08625
609-292-6000

Call until the phone banks melt.

TY Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks} for the info 

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A ‘New York Compliant’ AR-15 | TheBlaze.com plus BBC on top

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the Best Blaze Comment (BBC)

TEXAS-FREEDOM Apr. 3, 2014 at 1:58pm

It’s great that they tried this, but instead of making a gun compliant with New York, why not make
New York compliant with the Constitution?

Here’s What It Looks Like When a Gun Manufacturer Releases a ‘New York Compliant’ AR-15 | TheBlaze.com.

A Missouri-based gun manufacturer announced this week that it will release a line of “New York Compliant” rifles, a market-based response to the Empire State’s strict new gun laws.

“With the continual trampling of the 2nd Amendment in New York, Black Rain Ordnance is proud to announce their ‘New York Compliant’ rifles,” the group said in a statement on its website. “These rifles feature all of the quality and craftsmanship of the standard BRO-lines, but with the added features that allow for legal possession.”

Features that make Black Rain Ordnance’s new rifles compliant with New York’s guns laws include: No pistol grip, a non-threaded muzzle fixed stock, 10-round low capacity approved magazine and a Lo-Pro gas block “without the evil bayonet lug.”

Image source: Black Rain Ordnance

Image source: Black Rain Ordnance

Image source: Black Rain Facebook

Image source: Black Rain Ordinance’s Facebook page.

And if Black Rain’s move to create rifles that comply with New York’s new guns laws, which have been described as some of the “nation’s toughest,” sounds familiar, it should: They’re not the only company to move in this direction, and stories of such guns have been popping up since May 2013.

In fact, several New York-based gun shops have, for example, offered to replace the grip on non-complaint rifles so that they’re square with state’s laws.

“The modified gun still fires at the same rate and with the same power; the shooter just holds it slightly differently,” the Guardian reported. “These modified weapons do not have to be registered with the state.”

One gun maker in Rochester, N.Y., Just Right Carbines, manufactures modified semi-automatic rifles that comply with the New York’s Safe Act, which was signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in January 2013.

Just Right Carbines’ general manger, Anthony Testa, told the Guardian that New York authorities signed off on the modified rifles, telling him that his products complied with the law.

The Safe Act, which was the result of the 2012 mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., that claimed the life of 27 people, bans the sale of so-called “assault weapons” and requires that everyone who already owns a rifle categorized as such to register them with the state by 15 April 2014.

The Safe Act singles out add-on features, including bayonet mounts, grenade launchers and, of course, “protruding pistol grips.”

Another New York company, H&H Firearms, has been working on modifying its semi-automatic rifles to meet state law.

“It’s basically an AR-15 without the features,” a lawyer representing H&H Firearms told the Times Union.

“People are champing at the bit” for a legal version of the popular rifle, said the company’s manager Justin Reickart, adding that the modified rifles look “like a paintball gun.”

Temporary Restraining Order Against BATFE – Ares Armor

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Temporary Restraining Order Against BATFE – Ares Armor.

Temporary Restraining Order Against BATFE

Temporary Restraining Order Against BATFE

Published: 03/12/2014 03:54:44 PM

 

 

Lycurgan, Inc. Ares Armor

208 N Freeman St

Oceanside, CA 92054

TO: Whom It May Concern

FROM: Dimitrios Karras, CEO Ares Armor

SUBJ: Temporary Restraining Order Against BATFE

DATE: March 12, 2014

Sir or Ma’am,

Last week the BATFE Raided EP Armory based on a determination letter that had deemed the 80% Polymer product to be a firearm.  The determination letter that the BATFE used to obtain warrants against EP Armory is based on incorrect information about the manufacturing process.  The BATFE has been notified of their error and the incorrectness of their determination based on this error.

This week on Monday, March 10th the BATFE threatened to raid us even though they are fully aware that their determination letter is factually incorrect. They requested that we turn over a list of every customer that had purchased a polymer lower from us and turn over the remaining inventory that we have.

Our customer’s privacy is of the utmost importance to us. I cannot in good moral conscience turn over a list of names to the BATFE just because they unduly threaten us with an unjust raid based on information they KNOW TO BE FALSE!

For the time we are SAFE! We were granted a Temporary Restraining Order against the BATFE on March 11th. The following is the declaration that I made during the process of obtaining this TRO:

Declaration of Dimitrios Karras, CEO Ares Armor

In regards to the events surrounding Ares Armor’s interaction with EP Armory’s products and the threats made towards Ares Armor by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE.) The following declarations are true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

I, Dimitrios Karras, state:

1. During a meeting with the BATFE around the end of 2012 that was unrelated to EP Armory’s product, the Agent that was present very strongly requested that I turn over Ares Armor’s customer list. He intimidated me with the possibility of criminal charges if he was not satisfied. This was the first attempt the BATFE made to intimidate Ares Armor into turning over private customer information.

2. An 80% lower is an industry term for an unfinished receiver that is not considered to be a firearm.

3. EP Armory manufactures an 80% lower receiver made from polymer.

4. Ares Armor purchases and then resells many products one of which is the 80% Polymer Lowers that are made by EP Armory.

5. In the regular course of business I have seen many different 80% http://thebonfiremedia.com/tag/ar/” title=”View all articles about AR here”>AR-15 receivers.

6. EP Armory’s product is no different than standard 80% receivers that are sold openly and that the BATFE has consistently determined to not be a firearm. EP Armory’s product is in compliance with previous BATFE Determinations and is not a firearm.

7. The BATFE has Raided EP Armory based on incorrect information about EP Armory’s manufacturing process. The determination letter written by the BATFE incorrectly classified the EP Armory product as a firearm based on faulty information. The BATFE was under the impression that EP Armory was making a firearm and then reverting back to the 80% stage by filling in the fire-control cavity. At no point during the manufacturing process by EP Armory is a weapon made and then reverted. The solid fire-control cavity is built first and the rest of the 80% casting is made around this “core” specifically so that their product at no time could be considered to be a firearm.

a. As can be seen in Exhibit 1-3. The BATFE has consistently determined that the machining operations that cannot be performed in order to not be considered a firearm are as follows:

1. Milling out of fire-control cavity.

2. Selector-lever hole drilled.

3. Cutting of trigger slot.

4. Drilling of trigger pin hole.

5. Drilling of hammer pin hole.

b. EP Armory’s product is consistent with the BATFE’s many previous determinations.
c. At no time during EP Armory’s manufacturing process are any of the aforementioned 5 operations in a state that could cause a reasonable person to believe that EP Armory’s product would be considered a firearm.

8. The BATFE has been appropriately informed of their mistake. However, even though they have no determination that is based on fact, they are knowingly using their fiction based determination to intimidate Ares Armor with threats in order to inappropriately gain access to information that is private and should be protected.

9. I received communication on or about 3/10/2014 from our legal counsel (Jason Davis) that the BATFE was in the process of obtaining a warrant against Ares Armor based on their incorrect determination of EP Armory’s Product. I was advised that the BATFE had offered to forego obtaining a warrant if Ares Armor was willing to:

a. Hand over all of EP Armory’s 80% Lowers.
b. Turn over Ares Armor customer’s private information to the BATFE.

In exchange for turning over our customer’s private information the BATFE said that they would not “raid” Ares Armor’s facilities and would not pursue “criminal” charges. This made me feel as if I was being extorted. I agreed to their terms in order to delay an impending and unjust raid against Ares Armor long enough to obtain legal protection under the law.

10. I have been unjustly threatened with raids and criminal charges in an attempt by the BATFE to obtain information that is private and protected. The BATFE has expressed interest in obtaining Ares Armor’s customer list in the past and is now attempting to strong-arm us with undue threats based on information they know to be incorrect.

11. I am now in constant fear for the safety of my employees, my customers and myself.

Executed March 10, 2014 Oceanside, CA

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

Dimitrios Karras

Sincerely,

Dimitrios Karras, CEO Ares Armor

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147 Gun Companies Boycott New York | Implied Inference

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147 Gun Companies Boycott New York | Implied Inference.

147 Gun Companies Boycott New York

This is a list of the firearms-related companies (gunsmiths, dealers, trainers, armorers, etc) that are either refusing to do business with http://thebonfiremedia.com/tag/new-york/” title=”View all articles about New York here”>New York State altogether, or are restricting sales to http://thebonfiremedia.com/tag/new-york/” title=”View all articles about New York here”>New York State Law Enforcement and http://thebonfiremedia.com/tag/government/” title=”View all articles about Government here”>Government Entities, limiting their options to the same ones that civilians in http://thebonfiremedia.com/tag/new-york/” title=”View all articles about New York here”>New York State are allowed to purchase (e.g. magazines of only up to 7 rounds).

Current # of boycott participants: 147 (Updated 02/03/2014). Previous update: 136 companies, 03/14/2013. NOTE: “NEW” denotes a new addition to the list (since last update), not necessarily how long the company has been publicly supporting 2nd Amendment rights.

Company Website Social
2A Armament http://www.2a-arms.com FB: 2A Armament
2A Firearms http://www.2afirearmsdealer.com FB: 2A Firearms
Twitter: @2A_Firearms
3 Rivers Precision LLC http://www.3riversprecision.com FB: 3 Rivers Precision
3R1 Technologies http://www.3r1technologies.com FB: 3R1 Technologies
556 Tactical LLC http://www.556tactical.com  
Able Company Sports LLC N/A Twitter: Able Company
NEW AdeQ Firearms Company http://www.adeqfirearms.com Twitter: @AdeQFirearms
Aero Precision http://www.aeroprecisionusa.com
Alex Arms http://www.alexarms.com
Allegiance Ammunition http://www.allegianceammunition.com
Allied Armory http://www.alliedarmory.com
Allstar Tactical http://www.allstartactical.com  
Alpine Guns http://www.vtalpineguns.com FB: Alpine Guns
American Spirit Arms http://www.americanspiritarms.com
NEW Ammo2U http://www.ammo2u.com Twitter: @Ammo2U
AmmoClip http://www.ammoclip.com
Ammodump International LLC http://amodmp-int.com
NEW Arms of America LLC http://www.armsofamerica.com
Antares Arms http://www.antaresarms.com
Armtac http://www.thearmouryguns.com/
Badger Peak http://www.badgerpeak.com FB: Badger Peak
Badlands Arsenal http://www.badlandsarsenal.com/
Barrett http://www.barrett.net/ Twitter: @BarrettRifles
Battle Creek Supply http://battlecreeksupply.com/
Big Horn Armory http://www.bighornarmory.com Twitter: @BigHornArmory89
Big Sky Ammunition http://www.bigskyammunition.com
Bison Armory http://www.bisonops.com
Bison Tactical http://www.bisontactical.com
NEW Black Dragon Firearms http://blackdragonfirearms.com/
Black Mountain Survival http://www.blackmountainsurvival.com
NEW Black Weapons Armory http://www.blackweaponsarmory.com/ Twitter: @BlackWeapons
Black Hat http://www.blackhatfirearms.com/
Boise Tactical LLC http://www.boisetactical.com
Bravo Company USA http://www.bravocompanyusa.com
Bullwater Enterprises LLC http://www.aandtfirearms.com
C. and H. Arms http://www.gotnfa.com/
NEW CDNN Sports Inc http://www.cdnninvestments.com/
Cheaper Than Dirt http://www.cheaperthandirt.com
Citizen Arms http://www.citizenarms.com
CMMG http://www.cmmginc.com
Competition Machine Inc http://www.competitionshootingstuff.com
Controlled Chaos Arms http://www.controlledchaosarms.com
Critical Survival LLC http://www.criticalsurvivor.net
Crusader Weaponry http://www.crusaderweaponry.com
Csspecs Magazines http://www.csspecs.com
Daniel Byer FFL N/A Facebook
Dead Bang Guns http://www.deadbangguns.com
Deep South Ammo http://www.deepsouthammo.com
Delmarva Shooting Supply http://www.delmarvashootingsupply.com
Dogleg Arms http://www.doglegarms.com
DownRange Defense, LLC http://www.downrangedefense.com
Element Arms http://www.elementarms.com/
Evolution Weaponry http://www.evolutionweaponry.com
Exile Machine http://www.exilemachine.net Twitter: @exilemachine
Extreme Firepower Inc, LLC http://www.extremefirepower.com
Franklin Armory http://www.franklinarmory.com
Gadsden Guns, Inc. N/A FB: Gadsden Guns
GunUp http://www.gunup.com
Gwacs Armory LLC http://www.gwacsarmory.com
Hansohn Brothers http://www.hansohnbrothers.com
Hawkstactical.com http://www.hawkstactical.com/
Head Down Products, LLC http://www.headdownproducts.com Twitter: @ar15site
Huntertown Arms http://www.huntertownarms.com
III Arms Company http://www.iiiarms.com/
Iron Goat Guns http://www.irongoatguns.com
J&G Sales, Ltd http://www.jgsales.com Twitter: @JGSALESLTD
J&T Companies –
Ace LTD, Doublestar Corp,
DoubleStar Training, J&T Distributing		 http://www.star15.com Twitter: @DoubleStarCorp
JABTAC http://www.jabtac.com Twitter: @JABTAC
JCW Industries http://www.jcwindustries.com
Jeremy Kupper’s Gunsmithing N/A FB: Jeremy Kupper’s
King Armory MFG LLC http://kingarmory.3dcartstores.com/
Kiss Tactical http://www.kisstactical.com
Lanco Tactical LLC http://www.lancotactical.com Twitter: @LancoTactical
LaRue Tactical http://www.laruetactical.com Twitter: @LaRueTactical
Lauer Custom Weaponry http://www.lauerweaponry.com
Liberty Suppressors http://www.libertycans.net
Lone Star Shooting Supply N/A FB: LSSS
Lono Group Ltd http://www.lonogroup.com/
Magpul http://www.magpul.com Twitter: @Magpul_HQ
MFI http://www.mfiap.com
MidwayUSA http://www.midwayusa.com Twitter: @MidwayUSA
Midwest Industries, Inc. http://www.midwestindustriesinc.com
Midwest PX LLC http://www.midwestpx.com
NEMO Arms, Inc http://www.nemoarms.com
Next Step Tactical, Inc. http://www.nextsteptactical.com/
NFAGear, LLC http://www.nfagear.com/
Norton Firearms http://www.nortonfirearms.com Twitter: @nortonfirearms
OCS Guns http://www.ocsguns.com
OFA Tactical http://www.ochsnergroup.com
OJ’s Gun Shop http://www.facebook.com/ojgunshop
Old Grouch’s Military Surplus http://www.oldgrouch.com Twitter: @OldGrouchSurp
Olympic Arms http://www.olyarms.com Twitter: @OlympicArms
One Source Tactical http://www.onesourcetactical.com Twitter: @onesourcetact
Oregon Precision Arms LLC http://www.oregonprecisionarms.com/
Paige Firearms N/A FB: Paige Firearms
Precision Firearms http://www.precisionfirearms.com
Predator Intelligence http://www.predatorarmament.com
Predator Tactical http://www.predatortactical.com
Primary Weapons Systems http://www.primaryweapons.com
Progressive Micro Devices http://www.progressivemicro.com
Quality Arms Idaho http://www.qualityarmsidaho.com
Reaper Tactical LLC http://www.reapertactical.com
Red Jacket Firearms http://www.redjacketfirearms.com Twitter: @RJFGear
Rhino Arms LLC http://www.rhinoarmsllc.com
RL Hydro-Graphix http://www.rlhydrographix.com
Rock River Arms http://www.rockriverarms.com
Rocky Top Tactical http://www.rockytoptactical.com
RRC Firearms, LLC http://www.rrcfirearms.com
NEW Safety Harbor Firearms Facebook: SafetyHarborFirearms
Sarco, Inc. http://www.e-sarcoinc.com/
Semper Fi Arms http://www.semperfiarms.com
NEW Serbu Firearms, Inc. http://www.serbufirearms.com/ Twitter: @markserbu (Founder)
Shade’s Landing http://www.firearmsandliberty.com
Smith Enterprise, Inc http://www.smithenterprise.com Twitter: @SmithEntInc
Snake Hound Machine http://www.snakehoundmachine.com
Southern Appalachian Arms http://www.southernapparms.com
Southwest Shooting Authority http://www.southwestshootingauthority.com
Spike’s Tactical http://www.spikestactical.com Twitter: @spikestactical
SRT Arms http://www.srtarms.com
Stoner Arms http://www.stonerarms.com
Tactical Solutions http://www.tacticalsol.com
NEWTacticool Products http://www.tacticoolproducts.com/ Twitter: @tacticool22
Templar Custom http://www.templarcustom.com
The Tactical Toolbox http://www.thetacticaltoolbox.com
Thunder Beast Arms Corp http://www.thunderbeastarms.com
Tier One Arms http://www.tieronearms.com
TJ General Store http://www.tjgeneralstore.com
Top Gun Supply http://www.topgunsupply.com Twitter: @tgstom
Trident Armory http://www.tridentarmory.net
Truly Tactical http://trulytactical.com
Umbrella Corporation Research Group http://www.ucwrg.com
Umlaut Industries LLC
Bonus: Umlaut Bloomberg(er) Edition U4 Carbine		 http://www.umlautarms.com Twitter: @Umlaut_Arms
NEW Urban-ERT Slings, Inc. http://www.urbanertslings.com/ Twitter: @URBAN-ERT
Facebook: UrbanErtSlingsLLC
Victory Defense http://www.victorydefense.com
Vltor http://www.vltor.com
Volquartsen Custom http://www.volquartsen.com
Warbirds Custom Guns http://www.warbirdscustomguns.com
NEW Warner Pistols http://www.warnerpistols.com/
West Acre Sporting Goods http://www.westacresportinggoods.com
West Desert Tactical N/A FB: WDT
West Fork Armory http://www.westforkarmory.com Twitter: @WestForkArmory
West Michigan Tactical http://www.westmichigantactical.com
Wilson Combat http://www.shopwilsoncombat.com
Wolfpit Tactical N/A FB: WT
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The most important article you will read: What to do after a defensive shooting | The Daily Caller

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By Dan Meadows, The Shooting Channel

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911 Operator – “911… What’s your emergency?”

Unknown caller – (Pause) – Silence on the phone…

911 Operator – “Hello, can you hear me?”… “This is 911, what’s your emergency?”

Unknown caller – Deep and labored breathing heard on the phone…

911 Operator – “Hello, do you need police, fire or ambulance?” “Hello!”

Unknown caller – “911… I… I just shot someone.”

Calls like this happen far too often. However it is an unfortunate but true fact that many of our police departments and our 911 dispatchers will receive calls like this on a regular basis. Actually, almost on a daily basis for some departments. Geographically speaking, large cities, especially cities that tend to restrict certain gun ownership rights seem to be the worst. Like Chicago.

As a former police officer, homicide detective and periodic dispatcher for the law enforcement departments that I served over the years, I have personally taken my fair share of these types of calls.  None of them are the same, and yet all of them are seemingly alike.

For many of us, we will sign up for a concealed carry firearms course, take a home defense class or even attend a local martial arts school in order to learn how to protect ourselves from the wolves of our society. Either that or we can listen to our “sheep handler politicians” by hiding or cowering in our homes, underneath our desks in our offices, or in a closet within our schools, hoping that the police will arrive in time.

This article, as written, hopefully will help bring us a sense of order and understanding on how to better prepare ourselves for handling, or even responding to a shooting event and its aftermath.

Here are the 15 steps that are designed to get you on the other side of a defensive shooting event:

(1) How Did We Get Here – Preparing To Survive A Defensive Shooting Event

“The only way to survive a potential threat is to prepare ourselves to survive that threat.”

Mind, Body, Training, Tactics, Preparation

Mind: Begin by preparing your defensive and survival mindset. Prepare mentally.

Body: Get and keep yourself into physical shape. You must be physically fit to survive a fight or an altercation with your attacker.

Training: Train with firearms, edged weapons and in self-defense. You can never train enough. Practice often with your firearms, knives and hands/feet for close range encounters.

Tactics: There is no such thing as a fair fight. Use every method and every tactic available to you to survive the threat.

Preparation: Combine the four previous methods, mix generously, and overcome your attackers with determined effort.

(2) Defensive Gun Usage – How To Survive The Threat

“Stand your ground, shooting only when there is an imminent threat against you, or that of others.”

While At Home: Engaging the Threat – Surviving The Encounter

  • Harden your home defense with alarm systems, locks and lights. Use them if you have them and get them if you don’t.
  • Create a home defense plan. Know the plan. Drill the plan.
  • Have a go-to zone / safe room in your residence. Engage your “stand your ground” tactics accordingly.
  • Have a safe and loaded firearm ready. Take it with you to the go-to zone / safe room.
  • Keep a charged cell phone nearby. Take it with you into the go-to zone / safe room.
  • If someone enters your residence, take charge. Think, react and control the situation.
  • Work the home defense plan. Rush or retreat to the go-to zone/safe room. Dial 911.
  • If threatened or attacked, you must engage your threat. Shoot center mass and continue to shoot until the threat has been stopped. Reload and re-engage your threat again if necessary.
  • Stay in your go-to zone / safe room as long as it is safe to remain there.

 

While In Public: Engaging The Threat – Winning The Encounter

  • Know and plan your course of travel.
  • Harden your soft target defenses.
  • Travel with a friend.
  • Everyone should be alert and responsive to threats.
  • Wear clothing that creates easy access to your firearm or other carried weapons.
  • If possible, disengage from the threat, seek cover and monitor the threat.
  • If your attacker is an imminent threat to you or others, if you are armed – engage your attacker by shooting center mass.
  • Continue to shoot your attacker until the threat has been stopped.
  • Reload and re-engage your threat again if necessary.
  • Remain in a safe (cover) area if it is feasible to do so.

 

(3) Beyond The Shooting – The Immediate Aftermath

“Just beyond the threshold of danger lies the realization of what has just taken place”

  • Stay put, unless it is more dangerous to remain in-place. Do not approach the threat.
  • Keep a visual of your suspect, in case they are only wounded.
  • If your suspect is wounded, keep your firearm aimed at the intruder. Only engage them again if they threaten to harm you or others, or continue their attack.
  • Ensure that you have an adequate amount of ammunition loaded into your firearm; reload as necessary, however do not traverse to another area to gather more ammo if doing so will place you into further danger.

 

(4) Calling 911 – Reporting the Incident

“Calling for help has purpose and meaning. But how you report it may determine your fate”

  • Call 911 (if not already on the telephone with them). Do not wait. Call them immediately. Tell them that you just shot an intruder or attacker and that you were in fear of your life.
  • Tell 911 who you are and how you are dressed.
  • Tell 911 where you are located, and who is with you.
  • Give the 911 Operator a description, if available, of your attacker, and their location.
  • If your attacker was armed, describe what type of weapon they had, or you observed.
  • Tell 911 that you are still armed and that you will set your firearm or weapon down once the police have arrived and when you are safe from the suspect’s threat.
  • If requested by 911, stay on the line with them.
  • Give no additional statements, admissions, comments or apologies at this time. You are being recorded

 

(5) Waiting for the Police to Arrive – Securing the Scene

“The wailing of sirens sounds so close, yet seem to take forever to arrive”

  • Remain on the 911 call if instructed to do so by the 911 operator.
  • Just like law enforcement officers do, and if it is safe to do so, you need to secure the scene to the best of your ability and for your safety.
  • Don’t move any evidence and don’t move the suspect’s body. Keep the integrity of the shooting scene intact.
  • Remain vigilant for others who may be associates or additional attackers.
  • Watch out for crowds forming. They may be friends or acquaintances of the subject you just shot.
  • Watch out for onlookers or associates who might attempt to remove evidence, (i.e. gun, knife, weapon) from the scene of the shooting event. Identify them if required.
  • If evidence is taken, describe it and its location to the best of your ability to law enforcement officers.
  • Upon police arrival, place your firearm or weapon in a recoverable place (such as safely on the ground in front of you), and inform the responding officers of your firearms or weapons location. Identify it to officers without pointing it at them.
  • Comply with officers instructions. You may even be handcuffed. They are trying to protect themselves and they do not need to also get into an encounter with you. Remain calm.
  • Direct the officers to the offenders/ attackers weapons (if there was one).
  • Identify the suspect or suspects as the person or persons who attacked you or threatened you with bodily harm or death.

Next, Talking to the Police

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The D.C. Gun Raid You Won’t Believe with an Ending You Might Not Be Able to Stomach | TheBlaze.com

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THE D.C. GUN RAID YOU WON’T BELIEVE WITH AN ENDING YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO STOMACH

Oct. 24, 2013 9:26am Dave Urbanski

 

When more than 30 police officers in full tactical gear descended upon the house of a successful Washington, D.C., businessman with no criminal record last summer, they were looking for “firearms and ammunition … gun cleaning equipment, holsters, bullet holders and ammunition receipts,” The Washington Times reported.

Mark Witaschek. (Image source: The Washington Times)

But what did police find after they shut down the streets for blocks around Mark Witaschek’s Georgetown home, broke down a bathroom door with a battering ram and pulled his 16-year-old son out of the shower naked, pointed guns at the heads of Witaschek and his girlfriend, handcuffed them and then “tossed the place” for two hours?

Very little, according to the Times’ Emily Miller:

“One live round of 12-gauge shotgun ammunition” — actually an inoperable shell that misfired during a hunt years earlier that Witaschek kept as a souvenir.

“One handgun holster” — perfectly legal.

“One expended round of .270 caliber ammunition” — a spent brass casing.

“One box of Knight bullets for reloading,” according to police notation on the warrant. Except, Miller reveals, they aren’t for reloading — they’re for antique-replica, single-shot, muzzle-loading rifles.

And after all that, in the wake of a raid which Witaschek estimates resulted in $10,000 damage to his house, he faces two years in prison for possession of unregistered ammunition, the Times reported.

D.C. law requires residents to register every firearm with police, and only registered gun owners can possess ammunition, which includes spent shells and casings. The maximum penalty for violating these laws is a $1,000 fine and a year in jail, the Times noted.

While Witaschek has never had a firearm in Washington, D.C., Miller wrote that he’s being “prosecuted to the full extent of the law.” The trial starts Nov. 4.

More from the Times:

This was the second police search of his home. Exactly one month earlier, Witaschek allowed members of the “Gun Recovery Unit” access to search without a warrant because he thought he had nothing to hide.

After about an hour and a half, the police found one box of Winchester .40 caliber ammunition, one gun-cleaning kit (fully legal) and a Civil War-era Colt antique revolver that Witaschek kept on his office desk. The police seized the Colt even though antique firearms are legal and do not have to be registered.

Witaschek is a gun owner and an avid hunter. However, he stores his firearms at the home of his sister, Sylvia Witaschek, in suburban Arlington, Va.

Two weeks after the June raid, D.C. police investigators went to his sister’s house — unaccompanied by Virginia police and without a warrant — and asked to “view” the firearms, according to a police report. She refused. The next day, the D.C. police returned to her house with the Arlington County police and served her with a criminal subpoena.

The Office of Attorney General of the District of Columbia Irvin Nathan signed an affidavit on Aug. 21, 2012, in support of a warrant to arrest Witaschek. A spokesman for Nathan would not comment on a pending case. […]

In September 2012, the attorney general offered Witaschek a deal to plead guilty to one charge of unlawful possession of ammunition with a penalty of a year of probation, a $500 fine and a contribution to a victims’ fund.

Witaschek turned down the offer. “It’s the principle,” he told me.

via The D.C. Gun Raid You Won’t Believe with an Ending You Might Not Be Able to Stomach | TheBlaze.com.

Restrict our freedoms to “sooth” the phobia of a few?

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The Texas Penal Code makes it illegal to display “a firearm or other deadly weapon in a public place in a manner calculated to alarm.”

what the hell does that mean? alarm who? “people leaving the store “expressed concern,”” and ‘men had the rifles “on their laps and in hand.””

in their hand how? as they set it down by the table? there are tons of stories about LIB’S “alarmed” by the site of a gun that isn’t a “gun” a drawing a pic on a t shirt a hand gun that’s really a hand of a 6yo even a POP TART

why should we have laws that restrict our freedoms to “sooth” the phobia of a few?
Look Mr.,Miss. Lib in your average week you are next to , in proximity of 100’s of “arms” just like spiders, snakes, and other dangerous things that can wound or kill.

you are more likely to die in your bathroom than get shot especially by a Law Abiding Citizen. Make no mistake the law abiding is what we are talking about in every gun law debate. criminals by definition do not fallow LAWS.

‘That’s What America’s About’: Armed Gun-Rights Activists Rally at the Alamo | TheBlaze.com

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Story by the Associated Press; curated by Dave Urbanski

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Several hundred gun-rights activists armed with rifles and shotguns rallied outside the Alamo Saturday in a demonstration that broke a longstanding tradition of not staging such events at the enduring symbol of Texas independence.

Organizers called the “Come and Take It San Antonio!” rally after a confrontation two months ago in which San Antonio police threatened to arrest several gun-rights activists who were carrying their rifles outside of a Starbucks. They oppose a local ordinance that they say impinges on gun rights.

Image source: KEYE-TV

Demonstrators carried flags emblazoned with “Come and Take It” and “Don’t Tread on Me” that fluttered above the crowd as gun-rights leaders and politicians spoke about Texas liberty and the Second Amendment.

San Antonio Police Chief William McManus mingled in the crowd, which police estimated was 300 to 400 people. He chatted with rally organizers while a substantial police presence remained outside the event’s perimeter.

The event was organized by several gun-rights groups that advocate for the open carrying of long guns — rifles and shotguns — which is allowed under Texas law.

Open Carry Texas President C.J. Chivers told the crowd that he wanted to hold the event in San Antonio because of a confrontation here between police and gun-rights advocates a couple months ago.

“[The San Antonio Police Department] is no longer going to be messing with us,” Chivers said from a podium, with the Alamo’s famed Spanish mission behind him.

Image source: KEYE-TV

The city has an ordinance that limits the carrying of firearms, especially at public events.

Asked about the enforcement of that ordinance Saturday, McManus said, “there are too many issues associated with trying to enforce every ordinance here today.” He said his priority was that people being allowed to exercise their constitutional rights and that everyone remain safe. He said police preparations had been underway for about two weeks.

Chivers and others credited police in helping to coordinate the event. Before the rally began, announcements were made to remove ammunition from rifle chambers, and volunteers walked through the crowds inserting red straws in rifles to show the chambers were clear.

Colt Szczygiel, 27 — a retired U.S. Marine rifleman who just moved to Converse, Texas from Connecticut in September — was excited to be making his first visit to the Alamo on such an occasion. With a Bushmaster ACR rifle hanging from his shoulder, Szczygiel read a plaque about the site’s history like any first-time tourist.

“It’s great to be able to come here with my rifle for the first time,” he said, adding that Texas’ gun-friendly culture made the move all the more attractive coming from Waterbury, Conn. Szczygiel noted that he’d participated in gun-rights rallies there, but this was his first one in Texas.

Image source: KEYE-TV

Reactions from tourists who happened upon the demonstration were varied.

Don Norwood, 49, of Little Rock, Ark., was visiting with his wife and daughter. He hadn’t expected the demonstration, but gazing over the crowd, he said, “it’s healthy, that’s what America’s about.”

Asked if it made him nervous to approach the old mission chapel through the armed crowd, Norwood said, “no, they’re not a threat to me.”

A 21-year-old from Houston, who would only give his name as Neil, was a little more apprehensive. At the edge of the crowd he paused while his girlfriend snapped photos.

“I was just trying to figure out what was going on and then I saw everybody carrying their weapons and I caught on,” he said. “I don’t own any guns, but I do feel people have the right to bear arms as per the constitution.”

He did express doubts though about the location. “Why here? Why come out in an open park? Why in front of a monument? I do think that’s a little inappropriate.”

It was a question raised earlier by the Alamo Defenders’ Descendants Association. Lee Spencer White, its president, said her group considers the Alamo its family cemetery and as hallowed ground should remain free of demonstrations, which historically have been held on the adjacent plaza.

From 1905 to 2011, the Daughters of the Republic of Texas were the Alamo’s custodians. But in 2011, lawmakers gave the state’s General Land office control of the monument where Col. William Travis and 200 Texas defenders famously died in a Mexican army siege in 1836. It was Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson who approved the rally here.

“I respect the opinions of folks who say this is not the right place,” Patterson said to the crowd on Saturday. “But I submit to you there’s one standard we should apply to gatherings here at this sacred cradle of Texas liberty and that is whether our activity and our purpose would be supported by those men who gave it all.”

Patterson, who is running for lieutenant governor, did ask attendees to not block the path to the mission and to leave their rifles and signs outside when entering the chapel. “Even though you can lawfully do that, we have a reverence for that location where those men died.”

Here’s a report from KEYE-TV:

Here’s a report from KENS-TV on the three men behind the “open carry” demonstration conducted outside of a San Antonio Starbucks which helped lead to Saturday’s demonstration a the Alamo:

Thu Aug 29 16:24:41 PDT 2013

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Come And Take It America

We are proud to introduce the next big movement for all Americans that love our freedoms. This is for the people that have enjoyed the good life this country has offered and want a better life for our kids. We want to protect our freedoms by returning this land to a more constitutional version for gun laws. Because without your right to bear arms you cant defend any other rights.

Nationwide movement of armed marches are spreading. If you would like to host a local chapter in your own town please send us details.  These monthly walks through your downtown area with like minded people will continue to keep the right to bear arms fresh in the minds of police. It will show the public that we are law-abiding friendly citizens and are nothing to fear. Find a network of like minded people here.

The stated goals of Come And Take It America are to:

1) Educate Americans on their right to openly carry shotguns and rifles in a safe manner.

2) To condition Americans to feel safe around those of us that carry them.

3) Encourage our elected officials to pass less restrictive open carry legislation.

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