Texas Concealed Carry Eligibility: Who’s Not Allowed to Carry a Gun?
We mortals have things in our past we aren’t proud of. Times in our lives when the faces of governmental deities frown down from their marbled halls of justice and dispense bolts of legal rebuke. Some of us were overlooked, others were caught, but we pick ourselves up and move past, upward and onward. We […]
LTC: Stopped by Police in Texas with a Legally Concealed Gun
Interaction between police and License To Carry (LTC) holders can be a tense situation for both parties involved. Police officers are understandably wary of armed individuals. But we upstanding citizens can help relieve some of that tension by understanding the laws behind a lawful stop by a Texas peace officer. GC §411.205. Requirement to Display […]
Man Held at Gunpoint After Robbing Disabled Woman
Wichita Falls, Texas — A man is in jail after he robbed a disabled volunteer who was collecting money for a charity at a Love’s travel stop. According to Wichita Falls Police Department (WFPD), officers were dispatched to the gas station located on the 1100 block of Central Freeway to a report of an […]
Woman Kills Man Who Attacked Her with Bat
Hockley, Texas — Harris County Sheriff, Ed Gonzalez, reported his office dispatched deputies to the Showboat Drive-In movie theater located on FM 2920 at around 2:30 a.m. Monday morning for a report of a shooting. When deputies arrived, they encountered the manager of the drive-in and one of her employees. The woman told the deputies […]
Armed Citizen Shoots Carjacker
Huston, Texas – A man in Houston told law enforcement he shot a man who tried to steal his girlfriend’s car with him in it. According to Harris County Sheriff’s Office they were called to a Walgreens near the intersection of Antoine and Gulf Bank at around 8:30 p.m. for a report of an attempted […]
Houston Woman Shoots 1 Man, Scares Away 4 Others
Houston, Texas – A woman shot one of five men after they surrounded her car and tried to steal her purse. Lachelle Hudgins told ABC13 she was coming home to the apartment complex she lived at in South Huston at around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday morning when she saw a group of men standing around her […]
Intruder Held at Gunpoint by Elderly Woman
Texarkana, Texas—A man has been arrested after being held at gun point by an elderly woman in Texarkana on Saturday. According Texarkana Texas Police Department (TTPD) officers responded to the 400 block of West 29th St. of a call from an elderly woman who said she had a man at gunpoint in her home. She […]
Texas: 10 Pro-Gun Laws Signed By Gov. Abbott
Big wins for gun owners in Texas after Governor Greg Abbott signed into law a number of pro-gun legislation. While the NRA is celebrating the wins, others are disappointed. Below are a list of the laws that were signed and go into effect on Sep. 1 of this year. House Bill 1177: Allows Texans […]
Woman Killed After Struggling Over Stolen Gun
At around 1 a.m. Sunday morning, Dallas police officers responded to a call of shots fired in the parking lot of Ruben’s Grocery on East Red Bird Lane. Officers arrived to find 32-year-old Danielle Taylor suffering from a gunshot wound. She was transported to the hospital where she later died. During the investigation, police were […]
Man Protects Wife from “Juggers”
An attempted robbery of a man and his wife in the parking lot of a Randall’s store located in Katy, Texas, was thwarted when the husband pulled out a gun and shot both attackers. The couple was returning to their vehicle at around 2:30 p.m. to load groceries, when a black Cadillac SUV pulled into […]