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Beware of the Government Eye on the Utility Pole

Rocky Joe Houston, and his brother Leon, do not like the government, and in particular do not like the police.   In May 2006 the brothers shot and killed Roane County Deputy Bill Jones and his...

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Civil Case Against Police Officer Who Shot Unarmed, Compliant, 68 Year-Old...

Qualified immunity is generally the first defense invoked by a police officer when faced with a lawsuit alleging that he or she intentionally violated the constitutional rights of an individual. The...

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Cell Phone Privacy Gaining Strength in Courts, Even for Probationers and...

In 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court in Riley v. California held that the police, acting without a warrant, generally may not examine digital information stored on a cell phone seized during an arrest....

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SCOTUS Adding Stun Guns to 2nd Amendment Precedent?

A stun gun is more commonly known as a Taser. It is a device or weapon from which an electrical current may be fired through wires with the ability to incapacitate, injured or even kill someone.   In...

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What You Say on Facebook May be Used Against You

Whether or not Larry Recio on May 15, 2015 possessed a firearm was until March 8, 2018 an issue of contention. The contentious issue was resolved that day when the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals...

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After El Paso and Dayton, Will Gun Crime Consequences Increase?

The mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton which left at least 31 people dead reflect the escalating gun violence in the United States.   Although not related, the attacks appear to be racially...

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Texas Laws That Gun Dealers Need to Keep in Mind Right Now

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, gun sales have soared. In Texas, the state’s Attorney General has deemed gun stores essential, meaning they can remain open even during stay-at-home orders.   If...

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I Have a Texas Concealed Carry License, Where Can I Carry My Firearm?

The Texas Constitution protects a citizen’s right to bear arms—a right the state has the power to regulate where you can and cannot carry a gun as a matter of public safety and crime prevention. If...

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Texas’ Negligent Gun Storage Law May Hold Parents Liable

Gun accidents are always tragic, particularly when children are involved. Parents in West Houston recently discovered just how devastating these accidents can be – the hard way.   Police reported that...

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Gun Violence Grips the Nation as Texas Joins Wild West

A new law will make Texas the 21st state that allows people to carry firearms without a permit. The law takes effect on September 1. There is a reasonable fear that this new law will escalate the rate...

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Texas Gun and Drug Crimes Can Land You in Federal Court

Crimes committed in Texas sometimes become federal prosecutions. Generally when the federal government assumes jurisdiction over criminal cases the penalties and the actual amont of time spent in...

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Are You a Convicted Felon? Then You Can’t Have Firearms

A tragic  set of circumstances recently  unfolded in the Dallas area that involved guns – and it turned out the person who  riggered the circumstances shouldn’t have had guns in the first place. A man...

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Gun Violence and Use of the Federal Firearms Enhancement

This past February, Houston’s city officials allocated 44 million dollars to combat increasing violence in the state’s largest city. At a news conference announcing the allocation of the...

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Did TX Gun Rights Lead to Uvalde School Shooting?

One of the most heartbreaking moments collectively witnessed as a nation is the slaughter of innocent school children by a person with a gun. No doubt many families watched the events in Uvalde unfold...

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SCOTUS Recognized New Right That Applies Retroactively in Felon in Possession...

In 2013, a United Arab Emirates citizen named Hamid Mohamed Ahmed Ali Rehaif was admitted to the United States through a student visa to attend the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne. He was...

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“Rust” Prosecution Faces Serious Legal Hurdles

First District District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies publicly disclosed on January 19, 2023, that famed movie and television actor Alex Baldwin and Hannah Gutierrez-Reed will each be charged with two...

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