Category: Second Amendment

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... [Read More]

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... [Read More]

Are warning shots okay? Warning shots are not specifically addressed anywhere in Georgia law, but what if you do fire a warning shot? Can you be charged with a crime? Yes, you certainly can. Consider “reckless conduct” found in Official... [Read More]

If you carry concealed, you’re likely to have an experience where a member of the public sees your firearm and gets scared. What should you do if someone sees your firearm in public and reacts negatively? First, don’t get excited.... [Read More]

Hello, everybody, Robert Trenkle back again. This month I want to talk about what to do if someone sees your concealed weapon in public and panics. Unfortunately, it’s still this case that some people react negatively, even though you are... [Read More]

Hi, it’s Wilkes Ellsworth, your Independent Program Attorney for Ohio, here again to discuss another topic having to do with firearms—specifically, warning shots and whether or not they are legal. In any discussion about warning shots, we should first understand... [Read More]

I want to talk to you a little bit about people’s response(s) to you deciding to either open carry or concealed carry in a public place. One scenario that we run into all the time is the grocery store, right?... [Read More]

I am asked frequently if warning shots are a good idea. In Pennsylvania, the answer is no. The term “warning shots” is not found anywhere in the Pennsylvania statutes. You won’t find a statute saying that warning shots are prohibited,... [Read More]

Hi, Ed Riley, U.S. LawShield Independent Program Attorney from Virginia. Warning shots: are they ever a good idea? What is a Warning Shot? A warning shot is an intentional gunshot often made with the firearm pointed in the air or... [Read More]

In the last 24 hours, the State of Oklahoma passed House Bill 2597, also known as the “Constitutional Carry” Bill. Introduced by Majority Leader Jon Echols, (R-Oklahoma City), the bill allows anyone who is not a felon, adjudicated as mentally defective, or who... [Read More]