Posts Tagged ‘concealed carry’
2-Year-Old Shoots Mother and 1-Year-Old Sibling
Imagine being shot in the chest. Now also imagine that your 1-year-old child also gets shot in the leg. Things couldn’t be much worse. Not unless the shooter is your 2-year-old, and the gun used is the one you carry to protect yourself and your family. Well, that precisely describes a tragic incident in Granbury,…
Read More30.06 and 30.07 Signs, Where Can’t You Carry in Texas
Texas Gun Law: There is no denying it. Gun law can be confusing. Even those who consider themselves experts do as poorly on The Self Defense Gun Law Quiz as those who don’t. In fact, the average score is between 5 and 6 out of 10, regardless of the professed amount of legal knowledge. It…
Read MoreArmed Disabled Woman Defends Home
Harris County, Texas – One burglar was shot, and his two accomplices where arrested after forcing entry into a disabled woman’s home on Saturday afternoon. According to KHOU, Harris County Sheriff’s Office reports dispatching deputies to Carrington Place Apartments located in the 12700 block of FM 1960 W. to a 911 call about a shooting.…
Read MoreMan Killed Trying to Help Police
Humble, Texas — A man was shot and killed attempting to help police apprehend a violent suspect on Sunday. Humble Police were dispatched to the Deerbrook Mall to a report of a man who pulled a gun and pointed it at a female companion. Responding units encountered the suspect, who turn and fled the area.…
Read MoreIn Depth Analysis of Texas Church Shooting Footage
White Settlement, Texas – A man opened fire inside a church Sunday morning just before communion was offered to parishioners, killing two before he was himself killed by an armed church security member. Dramatic footage of the event was being live streamed to the internet and shows how quickly a situation can turn deadly. The…
Read MorePizza Delivery Driver Wounds 1, Kills 1
Dallas, Texas — A Papa John’s delivery driver defended himself from 2 teenage boys late Tuesday night. According to police, officers were dispatched to the scene of a shooting in the 8100 block of Southwestern Blvd. near Greenville Ave. at around 10:30 p.m. When they arrived, they found a 15-year-old, and a 17-year-old male suffering…
Read MoreFamily Attacked for not Letting Man Hold Phone
Temple, Texas — A man is recovering after he was attacked for not letting another man hold his phone to make a call. According to Eric Holder, he and his family were eating dinner at Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers located at 2304 S. 31st St. at around 7 p.m., when he was approached by a…
Read MoreConcealed Carry: 7 Steps on How to Get Your LTC in Texas
Whether you are thinking about getting your Texas License To Carry (LTC) for the first time, or looking to renew one that has or is about to expire, I will give you the steps needed to obtain an LTC. Make sure you are eligible to obtain an LTC. Read here for an article which focuses…
Read MoreTexas 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…
Read MoreLTC: 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…
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