Category Archives: Guns
Deferred Adjudication is Not a Felony Conviction
In April 2021, Shanea Lynn Reeder was arrested in Wheeler County for unlawful possession of a firearm. The arrest followed a consent-to-search of Reeder’s…
“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…
SCOTUS Recognized New Right That Applies Retroactively in Felon in Possession of Firearm Cases
In 2013, a United Arab Emirates citizen named Hamid Mohamed Ahmed Ali Rehaif was admitted to the United States through a student visa to…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 –…
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…
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