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1760, which would repeal the old blue law still on the books that bans Sunday hunting.
Pennsylvanians – Take Action to Support Sunday Hunting
• Joe Emrick Jemrick@pahousegop.com (570) 897-0401
OCT 13, 2011 03:45P.M.
• Garth Everett geverett@pahousegop.com (570) 546-2084
Pennsylvanians Take Action to Support Sunday Hunting
• Keith Gillespie kgillesp@pahousegop.com (717) 705-7167 • Marcia M. Hahn mhahn@pahousegop.com (717) 783-8573 • Mark Keller mkeller@pahousegop.com (717) 582-8119 • Dan Moul dmoul@pahousegop.com (717) 783-5217 • Jeff Pyle jpyle@pahousegop.com (724) 763-3222 • Mike Reese Mreese@pahousegop.com (717) 783-9311 • Todd Rock trock@pahousegop.com (717) 783-5218 • Doyle Hef. ey (610) 377-6363
National Shooting Sports Foundation • David M. Maloney Sr (610) 385-0704 NEWTOWN, Conn --(Ammoland.com)- Pennsylvania stripped you of your rights more than a century ago.
• Kurt Masser (717) 260-6134
But your government, after more than 130 years, still won’t let you hunt.
About NSSF The National Shooting Sports Foundation is the trade association for the firearms industry. Its mission is to promote, protect and preserve hunting and the shooting sports. Formed in 1961, NSSF has a membership of more than 6,000 manufacturers, distributors, firearms retailers, shooting ranges, sportsmen’s organizations and publishers. For more information, log on to www.nssf.org.
Families spending quality time together in the field is a traditional American activity.
Tags: Hunting News, National Shooting Sports Foundation, NSSF, Pennsylvania, Sunday Hunting Coalition
It’s time to get them back! support sunday hunting WWW.SUNDAYHUNTING.ORG You work all week to support your family. Come Sunday, you can fish, play golf or sit back and cheer for your favorite team.
This pastime, however, is restricted in Pennsylvania as part of a last remaining blue law. That’s just not right. Support HB 1760 and pass Sunday hunting in Pennsylvania. It’s not the job of the government to tell you how to spend your Sunday. TAKE ACTION NOW: Contact Game and Fisheries members and urge them to support HB
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• Assembly/disassembly of match weapons
Remington Bushmaster Rifle Team Offers Free Highpower Rifle Shooting Clinic
Interested shooters can register for the Team Remington/Bushmaster Highpower Rifle Shooting Clinic at www.odcmp.com/Competitions/West_Entry.pdf . Participants are encouraged to bring their shooting equipment and rifles; ammunition is not required for the course.
OCT 13, 2011 03:33P.M. In addition to hosting the free shooting clinic, Team Remington/Bushmaster will be donating two Bushmaster DCM (Department of Civilian Marksmanship) rifles and one Remington 597 autoloading, rimfire rifle to be used as match prizes for the event. For more information on Bushmaster® and Remington rifles, please visit Bushmaster.com and Remington.com.
Remington Bushmaster Rifle Team Offers Free Highpower Rifle Shooting Clinic
About Freedom Group, Inc. Freedom Group is the world’s leading innovator, designer, manufacturer, and marketer of firearms, ammunition, and related products for the hunting, shooting sports, law enforcement, and military markets. As one of the largest manufacturers in the world of firearms and ammunition, we have some of the most globally recognized brands including Remington, Bushmaster, DPMS/Panther Arms, Marlin, H&R, Parker, EOTAC, Mountain Khakis, AAC, and Dakota. The Company distributes its products throughout the U.S. and in over 80 foreign countries. More information about the Company can be found at www.freedomgroup.com.
Remington Arms Company Madison, NC --(Ammoland.com)- Team Remington/Bushmaster shooters will be conducting a free shooting clinic in conjunction with Western CMP Games and Creedmoor Cup Matches held at Ben Avery Shooting Facility. The clinic will be held at the Activity Center on October 19, 2011. The free shooting clinic will be conducted by team coach, Ken Roxburgh and Team Remington/Bushmaster members.
The Company assumes no obligation to update publicly such forward–looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
The clinic will offer formal classroom instruction, practical application, dry and live fire training, and demonstrations by some of the world’s leading highpower service rifle and match rifle competitors.
Tags: Arizona, Ben Avery Shooting Facility, Bushmaster, High Power Rifles, Long Range Shooting, Remington, Shooting Sports Clinics, Shooting Teams
Clinic Topics: • Fundamentals of highpower shooting
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Firearms Lawyer EVAN NAPPEN to Address the New Jersey Second Amendment Society
• Positions – standing, sitting, prone • Trigger control/aiming • Effects of weather • Wind reading
OCT 13, 2011 03:27P.M. • Competition Data book Firearms Lawyer EVAN NAPPEN to Address the New Jersey Second Amendment Society American Legion Post 129 – 2025 Church Road – Toms River, NJ Date: 03 Dec 2011 7:00 PM EST
• Range etiquette • Weapon handling and safety • Courses of fire • Care/cleaning
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New Jersey Second Amendment Society
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New Jersey --(Ammoland.com)- You all know Evan Nappen as the Attorney who wrote the book on New Jersey Gun Laws. NJ Firearms owners have been relying upon the information in Evan’s book since the first edition. Now Evan has released a new book entitled
OCT 13, 2011 01:52P.M. Bass Pro Shops Late Season Buck Tips
“The Bulletproof Gun Owner – How NOT to Become a Victim of NJ Gun Laws!” Evan will be talking about his new book as well as current issues of concern to NJ Firearms owners. Most importantly, he has agreed to open things up for an extensive Q&A session after his presentation. During the Q&A, Evan will address the NUMEROUS concerns that we have as gun owners in New Jersey. Please bring your specific, individual concerns and questions with you. Evan will stay as long necessary and would like to answer as many questions as possible. Please remember to invite your family, friends, neighbors and shooting buddies, but please keep in mind:
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Springfield, Missouri --(Ammoland.com)- Pressured, rut-weary bucks like to stage and browse in cover before hitting a field at dusk or after dark.
I would like to personally thank Evan for the enthusiasm he has shown about creating this UNIQUE event for the members and guests of the New Jersey Second Amendment Society. By showing his support he is recognizing the value and importance of what we are doing for the RKBA in NJ.
On cold afternoons, glass for bucks feeding or loafing on sunny slopes that face south or southwest.
For everyone interested, Evan will be available to sign copies of his new book.
If a doe comes flitting by your stand kind of antsy and shaking her tail, then get ready.
On windy and frigid days, hunt deer down in draws or creek bottoms.
Bring your checkbooks and don’t forget to make a generous donation to the NJ2AS Operation Establish Compliance Fund. We have retained an attorney to represent us and are looking for plaintiffs particularly in Atlantic County. Please contact us at legislation@nj2as.com if you are interested in becoming a plaintiff. More information and online registration: *** EVAN NAPPEN *** to Address the NJ2AS About: New Jersey Second Amendment Society – Our mission is to promote the free exercise of Second Amendment rights within the community and Legislature of New Jersey, to educate the community regarding the enjoyable, safe, and responsible use of firearms, and to engender a sense of camaraderie and fellowship among the members and their families.
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Brenda Valentine is co-host of “100% Real Hunting” on Versus.
Manassas, VA --(Ammoland.com)- This important legislation has been languishing in both houses of Congress for the past several years in spite of bi-partisan efforts to get it moving.
She might be coming into late heat and a buck might be coming along behind her.
The Senate version of the bill, sponsored by Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC), was passed out of the Judiciary Committee in 2009 and placed on the Senate Calendar under General Orders where it remained awaiting action from self-avowed Second Amendment supporter, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV).
When weary and skittish bucks don’t move a lot, sometimes it pays to go to them. If your stands aren’t producing, still hunt, especially if there’s snow on the ground. Follow fresh tracks or hunt along a hillside and glass down into draws and bottoms. Any of these tactics could lead to success.
Reid allowed the bill to die with the close of the 111th Congress and it was not reintroduced in the Senate in the 112th Congress.
Brenda Valentine is co-host of “100% Real Hunting” on Versus. Now that a version of the legislation has passed out of the House, the pressure needs to be on for Senators to sign off on it and send it to the President.
For more tips, log onto basspro.com About Bass Pro Shops Group: Bass Pro Shops -56 retail stores in 26 states and Canada visited by over 110 million people annually, international catalog and internet retailing, American Rod & Gun wholesale division selling to over 7,000 independently owned retail stores worldwide, Outdoor World Incentives also selling Bass Pro Shops gift cards through over 132,000 retail outlets across America and a restaurant division with 26 locations. For more information regarding Bass Pro Shops store locations, products or special events, please visit www.basspro.com. To request a free catalog call 1-800-BASS PRO.
Representative Denny Rehberg (R-MT) successfully amended the language from his bill, H.R.1898, to a broader veterans benefits bill, H.R.2349, which then passed the House on Tuesday, October 11. The broader bill now goes to the Senate for consideration where shenanigans could strip out or seriously undermine the impact of the Rehberg language. Contact your Senator – especially Democrats who have gotten elected by claiming to support the Second Amendment - and urge them to vote for passage of H.R.2349 with the Veterans’ Second Amendment Protection language intact.
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The Veterans’ Second Amendment Protection Act was introduced in response to a Veterans Administration policy of submitting names of veterans to the FBI for inclusion in the NICS firearms purchaser background check database. The VA has been submitting the names of veterans who have a fiduciary appointed to manage their financial affairs as “mental defectives” who are then permanently prohibited from possessing or having access to firearms and/or ammunition. It is not uncommon for a veteran with minor memory issues or problems such as compulsive buying or gambling to have themselves declared mentally incompetent to manage their own affairs and turn over control of their financial affairs to a spouse or relative to manage for them. Even if such an arrangement and diagnoses is temporary – such as in the case of a severely wounded veteran undergoing long-term rehabilitation or comatose patients – once the name is submitted to NICS, it is very difficult for them to ever regain right to arms.
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House Passes Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act OCT 13, 2011 12:51P.M. House Passes Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act Time to start Lobbying Your Senators Hard!
The Veterans’ Second Amendment Protection Act specifies that only veterans who have been adjudicated to be a danger to themselves or others are to be submitted for inclusion in the NICS database. This simple adjustment could restore firearms rights to as many as 100,000 veterans who have had their names unreasonably submitted to NICS. This important reform is long overdue and this is the closest we’ve ever come to getting it signed into law. FirearmsCoalition.org Your Immediate Action is Required!
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Contact both of your senators AND Senate Majority Leader Reid. Tell them that you want H.R.2349 passed with the Veterans’ Second Amendment Protection Act language retained intact. Do it Today and then do it again every few days until the bill is passed and signed by the President.
About: The Firearms Coalition is a loose-knit coalition of individual Second Amendment activists, clubs and civil rights organizations. Founded by Neal Knox in 1984, the organization provides support to grassroots activists in the form of education, analysis of current issues, and with a historical perspective of the gun rights movement. The Firearms Coalition is a project of Neal Knox Associates, Manassas, VA. Visit: www.FirearmsCoalition.org
Also, please forward this Alert to every veteran and gun owner you know and re-post it on every veteran or firearms related forum, blog, and website you can find.
Tags: Firearms Coalition, Gun Bills, Gun Rights, Jeff Knox, Veteran Shooters, Washington DC
Our veterans deserve your support on this and the support of your senators. For reference, here is a list of the 17 Republicans and 1 Democrat who cosponsored the Senate version of this bill in 2009:
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House Committee To Vote On Concealed Carry Weapon Reciprocity
Name [Party-ST] – Date Cosponsored • Sen Burr, Richard [R-NC] – Prime Sponsor • Sen Brownback, Sam [R-KS] – 9/29/2009
OCT 13, 2011 12:43P.M.
• Sen Coburn, Tom [R-OK] – 3/23/2009
House Committee To Vote On Concealed Carry Weapon Reciprocity Soon
• Sen Cochran, Thad [R-MS] – 3/23/2009 • Sen Crapo, Mike [R-ID] – 3/23/2009 • Sen DeMint, Jim [R-SC] – 3/23/2009 • Sen Ensign, John [R-NV] – 3/23/2009 • Sen Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] – 3/23/2009 Gun Owners of America • Sen Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] – 3/23/2009 Washington, DC --(Ammoland.com)- The House Judiciary Committee will soon be voting on legislation that will guarantee the right of citizens to carry firearms out-of-state.
• Sen Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] – 3/23/2009 • Sen Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] – 3/23/2009
And the vote could come as early as today or tomorrow! • Sen Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] – 3/23/2009 GOA has alerted you to H.R. 822 — introduced by Rep. Cliff Stearns (RFL) – and explained the weaknesses in his bill. Many of you have taken action on our alerts and informed your Representative that there is a better approach.
• Sen Risch, James E. [R-ID] – 8/6/2009 • Sen Roberts, Pat [R-KS] – 3/23/2009
• Sen Thune, John [R-SD] – 3/23/2009
That approach has been championed by Rep. Paul Broun of Georgia, the author of H.R. 2900 — or the Secure Access to Firearms Enhancement (SAFE) Act.
• Sen Vitter, David [R-LA] – 3/23/2009
The Broun bill has several advantages:
• Sen Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] – 5/10/2010
• It would allow residents of California, New Jersey and other “may issue” states to get out-of-state carry permits (say, from Florida or Utah) and carry in their home states — an benefit they would not
• Sen Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] – 3/23/2009 • Sen Webb, Jim [D-VA] – 3/23/2009
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enjoy under the Stearns’ bill;
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California Governor Ignores Sportsmen & Gun Owners, Signs Gun Registration Bill
• Broun also protects the right of gun owners in non-permit states like Vermont and allows them to carry out-of-state without a permit; and • Finally, the Broun bill does not rely on an expansive, erroneous interpretation of the Commerce Clause. Passing gun legislation that uses the Commerce Clause for authority could undercut efforts at promoting Firearms Freedom Act legislation throughout the country which specifically declares the Commerce Clause has no authority over the production of intrastate guns.
OCT 13, 2011 12:37P.M. California Governor Ignores Sportsmen and Gun Owners, Signs Gun Registration Bill
We need to continue putting heat on Congress, now that this reciprocity legislation is beginning to move. You’ve already sent your emails, but now it’s time to change things up and send postcards. If the House committee passes the Stearns bill, then it will probably come to the floor of the House some time next month. So there is plenty of time to inundate Representatives’ offices with postcards and mail — urging them to support H.R. 2900 — or to amend the Stearns bill so that it contains the gun owners’ protections in the Broun bill.
U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance
So, GOA members, please be looking for the latest mailing from GOA headquarters which should begin arriving this week. And please take the enclosed postcard and send it to your Representative. Then, take the extra two postcards and have pro-gun family members and friends send them, as well. That will multiply your efforts by 200%.
Columbus, OH --(Ammoland.com)- Despite an outpouring of phone calls from sportsmen, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a new gun registry bill that will require sportsmen to register all of their firearm purchases and transfers with the state. The bill, Assembly Bill 809, applies the state’s current handgun registration requirements to all firearms, including rifles and shotguns commonly used by sportsmen for hunting and recreational shooting.
Also, did you see the Violence Policy Center’s “research” which supposedly debunks concealed carry? Click here to see GOA’s most recent Fact Sheet, which blasts the VPC faux report and sets the record straight.
Sportsmen will now have to provide the state a laundry list of personal information anytime they buy or transfer a firearm. The information includes their name, address, place of birth, telephone number, and occupation as well as a detailed description of the handgun and the gun’s serial number.
Gun Owners of America 8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102 Springfield, VA 22151 Phone: 703-321-8585 FAX: 703-321-8408 www.gunowners.org
The Governor’s official signing message accompanying his signature on the bill states that “[s]ince the state already retains handgun purchaser information, I see no reason why the state should not also retain information pertaining to the sales of long guns.”
About: Gun Owners of America (GOA) is a non-profit lobbying organization formed in 1975 to preserve and defend the Second Amendment rights of gun owners. GOA sees firearms ownership as a freedom issue. `The only no comprise gun lobby in Washington’ – Ron Paul
“Governor Brown’s reasoning for signing the bill is absurd,” said Jeremy Rine, U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance associate director of state services.
Tags: CCW Reciprocity Laws, Concealed Carry Laws, GOA, Gun Owners of America, Reciprocity
“He is essentially telling sportsmen that since the state has already taken away some of your gun rights it is ok to take away more. Sportsmen should contact the Governor and tell them how disappointed they are that he signed this unnecessary bill. They certainly should also remember how their elected officials voted on this bill when they go to the
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polls in the future.”
This Committee is the final step in the approval process.
About: The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance is a national association of sportsmen and sportsmen’s organizations that protects the rights of hunters, anglers and trappers in the courts, legislatures, at the ballot, in Congress and through public education programs. Visit www.ussportsmen.org.
“This was the last major step that needed to be taken and the outpouring of support from sportsmen was heard loud and clear in the Capitol,” said Evan Heusinkveld, U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance director of state services. Kentucky sportsmen should be pleased that their elected officials have ignored the anti-hunting lobby’s rhetoric and relied on sound science and the management professionals in the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources.”
Tags: California, Firearms Registration, Handgun Registration, Long Gun Registration, U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance, USSA
Take Action! Sportsmen should call their legislators to thank them for their support of hunting and professional wildlife management. To find your legislator’s contact information, use the USSA Legislative Action Center at www.ussportsmen.org/lac.
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Kentucky Approves Sandhill Crane Season Over AntiHunting Objections
About: The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance is a national association of sportsmen and sportsmen’s organizations that protects the rights of hunters, anglers and trappers in the courts, legislatures, at the ballot, in Congress and through public education programs. Visit www.ussportsmen.org.
OCT 13, 2011 12:33P.M. Kentucky Committee Approves Sandhill Crane Season Over Anti-Hunting Objections Proposed Season Clears Major Hurdle.
Tags: Anti-Hunting, Ecoterrorists, Hunting News, Kentucky, U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance, USSA
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The State Of The Bobwhite Is … OCT 13, 2011 12:25P.M. The State Of The Bobwhite Is … By Don McKenzie, NBCI Director “What are you prepared to do?” – The dying Sean Connery, to Kevin Costner, in The Untouchables. U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance The state of the bobwhite is: Columbus, OH --(Ammoland.com)- On Tuesday, an eight member Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee approved Kentucky’s proposed sandhill crane hunting regulations. This Subcommittee was one of the final hurdles to the ultimate approval of a season.
• declining; • in every single state across its range; • over short, medium and long-term periods;
The proposed hunting season has been under attack from anti-hunting organizations since the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources first proposed a limited sandhill crane hunting season earlier this year.
• without exception.
Sandhill crane populations have grown substantially over recent years and are now at levels that allow for hunting to be used as part of their management plan in the state. The Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources has worked with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to take a conservative approach to opening the new season. The proposal will now go before the Interim Joint Committee on Natural Resources and Environment where it will be heard on November 3rd.
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Call To Action Now that the NBCI has starkly laid out the bleak range-wide situation for all to see, what are we prepared to do? To kick-start progress, the NBCI Management Board issued its first “Call to Action” in the State of the Bobwhite report, identifying timely quail conservation priorities at national, state and local levels. The Call to Action is not sound-bite rhetoric; it is a serious leadership role and tactical step in a long-term strategy. Key roles and opportunities are identified for all who care enough to get involved right away. The NBCI Management Board calls upon:
National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative
• USDA to become a more positive, and less detrimental, force for native grassland conservation;
Knoxville, TN --(Ammoland.com)- The NBCI released last week the State of the Bobwhite report, consolidating for the first time up-to-date status and conservation information across all 25 states in the core bobwhite range (see announcement and report on www.bringbackbobwhites.org ).
• States to prioritize, step down and publicize the NBCI 2.0; • Individuals to:
This report is a spin-off tribute to the national “State of the Birds” report issued by the North American Bird Conservation Initiative (www.nabcius.org).
• join and get active with a grassland habitat organization; • speak up in support of your state’s quail initiative; and
The State of the Bobwhite report contains 3 major parts: • ask Congress to support agricultural conservation for the public’s wildlife.
1. Status and conservation reports, nationally and from all 25 NBCI states;
As Director of the 9-year-old NBCI, I take the bleak status of bobwhites personally, even though it’s a half-century-old problem.
2. Selected results from a bobwhite conservation self-assessment by all 25 NBCI states; and
The State of the Bobwhite report makes clear this is gutcheck time for everyone who cares … while there is time.
3. The first NBCI “Call to Action,” with priorities for progress over the next year.
About: The National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative (NBCI) is the unified strategic effort of 25 state fish and wildlife agencies and various conservation organizations — all under the umbrella of the National Bobwhite Technical Committee — to restore wild populations of bobwhite quail in this country to levels comparable to 1980. Visit: www.bringbackbobwhites.org
NBCI staff debated how much gloomy news to provide in the report, concerned that the full, unvarnished truth might be overwhelming and turn people away. We decided to pull no punches; the severity and urgency could not otherwise be conveyed. Besides, anything less wouldn’t be credible to all those who see the problem with their own eyes in their states.
Tags: Conservation News, National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative, NBCI
There are bright spots. Our solid scientific foundation on bobwhite biology, ecology and management is an essential requisite. From that launching pad, bobwhite conservationists have finally pulled our act together across 25 states, with vision, strategy, internal organization and infrastructure. The number of states seriously gearing up to tackle the quail problem is steadily growing. An expanding array of success stories in several states demonstrates that well-managed land still can produce wild quail in abundance. Finally, we have a priceless asset – passion. Bobwhites evoke the kind of lifelong passion that can make grown men choke up, reminiscing about their fondest quail hunting memories. On this solid foundation of assets stands the capability to make a difference.
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CGF 2011 Statewide Carry License Statistics Report
Calguns Foundation Publishes Report On 2011 Statewide Carry License Statistics
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OCT 13, 2011 11:18A.M. Calguns Foundation Publishes Report On 2011 Statewide Carry License Statistics
OCT 13, 2011 11:00A.M. GUNS Magazine Goes Extreme With December Issue 2011
Calguns Foundation San Carlos, CA --(Ammoland.com)- As part of its ongoing Carry License Sunshine and Compliance Initiative, the Calguns Foundation has released a report containing Licence to Carry (“LTC”) statistics on all reported active carry licenses for all licensing authorities across the state of California.
GUNS Magazine Goes Extreme With December Issue 2011
Read more about the report and how Gov. Brown’s signing of AB 144 impacts Californians’ ability to bear arms for self-defense at the CGF Blog. GUNS Magazine
A downloadable copy of the Statewide Active LTC Report may be found at CGF’s downloads library.
San Diego, Calif. --(Ammoland.com)- GUNS Magazine kicks off the holiday season with a look at SIG SAUER’s new P226 Extreme .40 S&W, 100 years worth of US infantry rifles, the 2011 Christmas Gift Guide and more in its December issue.
More information on Calguns Foundation’s Carry License Sunshine and Compliance Initiative, and other Second Amendment-related litigation and educational efforts, can be found at www.calgunsfoundation.org.
John Barsness gives readers an inside look at SIG SAUER’s P226 Extreme .40 S&W in “Going Extreme: SIG SAUER P226 Extreme .40 S&W, That Is.” Readers will learn why many military units use this versatile semi-auto handgun across the globe.
The Calguns Foundation (www.calgunsfoundation.org) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization which serves its members by providing Second Amendment-related education, strategic litigation and the defense of innocent California gun owners from improper or malicious prosecution. The Calguns Foundation seeks to inform government and protect the rights of individuals to acquire, own, and lawfully use firearms in California.
“Along with compact variations, it serves around the world as a military and police sidearm for a long list of organizations including … the United Arab Emirates Army and the US Navy
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SEALs who recently visited Osama bin Laden,” says Barsness. “It’s just about everywhere because it’s an extremely reliable and tough handgun.”
Crimson Trace Wilsonville, OR --(Ammoland.com)- Crimson Trace Corp (CTC) and Nammo Talley, Inc. have joined together to help raise awareness and solicit donations on behalf of the upcoming benefit event for the SEAL – NSW Family Foundation being held on November 3, 2011.
GUNS Magazine also checks out Ruger’s SR-556E in “The ‘Essential’ AR.” Find out why author Mike Cumpston thinks this AR makes a great defensive long gun, as well as being perfect as an outdoor utility gun.
This fundraising event is being held in San Diego to benefit the families of the United States Navy SEALS. As advocates of the SEAL Foundation’s mission of providing immediate and ongoing support and assistance to the Naval Special Warfare community and their families, both companies are inviting donations from their industry friends in order to hold a live and silent auction to raise funds for the foundation.
In “A Century of US Army Infantry Rifles,” Mike “Duke” Venturino takes a look at 100 years of US Army history, and the wood and steel guns that were used until production stopped in 1963. Duke talks about the different modes of operation, calibers, cartridge loading systems and more as he explores the evolution of infantry rifles. John Connor makes shopping for friends and loved ones easy this Christmas with his “2011 Christmas Gift Guide.” Some of the best new knives, apparel and cool gear are included, along with where to get them — all without setting foot inside a mall!
In addition to CTC and Nammo Talley, will be attended by Leatherman, Benchmade, MRS and Danner CTC Defense director Dale Suzuki appealed to the firearms community for goods and services. “We’re acutely aware of the contributions the special forces community make in the service of their country. Since the loss of 38 service members in August, the Seal Foundation has been focused on supporting the families of the bereaved. Now it’s our turn to help them.”
Be sure to enter for the chance to win the Gun of the Month giveaway. This month’s package features Diamond Firearms’ DB9 Sub-Compact DAO. Also included are a Crimson Trace Laserguard, GripSwell Gloves, a Benchmade 585 Mini Barrage, an Impact Steel Target Rolling Steel Target to keep your aim in top shape and G96 synthetic lube to keep your gun up and running.
Companies or individuals wishing to donate goods or services for the fundraiser should contact either Nate Lombard at Crimson Trace or John Johnson at Nammo Talley for details of how to support this most worthy of causes.
GUNS Magazine’s all-digital edition is reaching more readers than ever. It includes a number of bonus features, including expanded content, hotlinks and search options. To sign up for a free digital subscription, visit www.gunsmagazine.com/digital-editions.
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Nammo Talley & Crimson Trace Join Forces for SEAL – NSW Family Foundation Fundraiser
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The Navy SEAL Foundation is a 501(c)(3), tax exempt, national nonprofit charitable foundation. Tax ID # 31-1728910
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Nammo Talley & Crimson Trace Join Forces for SEAL – NSW Family Foundation Fundraiser
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frequently asked questions and their answers could be hosted as a searchable database for our product users to access,” remarked Mark Mrozek, President of Sentry Solutions.
Sentry Solutions Launches Official Company Blog
“My ultimate goal and vision for the Sentry Solutions Blog is to be that searchable database for our fans,” Mrozek continued. “We’ll be posting common questions and their answers in blog format for our customers to find and apply to their everyday use of our products. We also encourage our customers to ask questions on the blog so that we can respond to them right then and there. We want it to be a dynamic destination that our customer base knows of and wants to visit.”
OCT 13, 2011 10:49A.M. Sentry Solutions Launches Official Company Blog Sentry Solutions Creates Destination Point for Customers with Common Questions, Solutions and Advice on Oil-Free, Dry Lubrication Products.
The Sentry Solutions Blog is currently live with new content being uploaded every week. Visit the blog today to find your solutions or ask your common question. About Sentry Solutions: Sentry Solutions, was incorporated in 1993. Since then, Sentry Solutions has developed dry lubrication products used by the U.S. Military Forces, government agencies, state and local law enforcement agencies as well as hunters, sportsmen, and mariners. Sentry Solutions’ Tuf-Cloth and TufGlide products have become the benchmark in cleaning and protecting firearms and sports equipment worldwide. www.sentrysolutions.com Tags: gun bloggers, New Websites, Sentry Solutions, Shooting Industry News, Shooting Media News Sentry Solutions Launches Official Company Blog AMMOLAND.COM SHOOTING SPORTS NEWS
Spirit of Fort Benning Alive & Well OCT 13, 2011 09:56A.M. Spirit of Fort Benning Alive & Well By Michael Molinaro USAMU PAO
Sentry Solutions WILTON, NH --(Ammoland.com)- Sentry Solutions, the benchmark in cleaning and protecting firearms and sports equipment worldwide, has officially launched its company blog. The blog will serve as a communal point for all customers and potential customers to venture to with their common questions about Sentry Solutions’ oil-free, dry lubrication products. “Over the years, I’ve received thousands of emails and phone calls about the best use of our oil-free, dry lubrication products. I’ve always envisioned creating a place where these
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FORT BENNING, Ga. — Olivia Jackson, a student from Harris County High School, assists a shooter while he gets in position prior to a match Oct. 5 at Pool Indoor Range. volunteers from Harris County High School, Gameday for Heroes, American Red Cross, Soldiers and others all pitched in to make the first-ever International Paralympic Committee Shooting World Cup on U.S. soil a huge success. (Photo by Michael Molinaro, USAMU PAO)
A number of organizations reached out to the USAMU, lending their services for the week. Students from Harris County High School received permission to volunteer their time while navigating around their test week. Gameday for Heroes and Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 29th Infantry Regiment teamed together all week and The American Red Cross had volunteers on the grounds throughout the event. “We feel that helping our military is a priority,” said Michelle Walton, Fort Benning manager for the Red Cross. “Helping out with events such as this are our ‘feel good’ moments.” Volunteers served food to the athletes, assisted them in traveling from their hotels to the range, helped those in wheelchairs get around the range, and even helped them during their matches by handling their guns while they adjusted their shooting positions or providing a quick rubdown in between rounds. “By volunteering at this event my daughters, 10 and 14, have been able to do things that many people have not,” said Jana Tarleton, director of Gameday for Heroes. “Not only have they been able to meet others from around the world, they have been able to meet individuals that have a disability do the same things that able bodied individuals can do and more.
United States Army Marksmanship Unit “I have met friends that I know will be friends for life. I don’t think people understand everything that goes on at Fort Benning-it’s not just a military base with Soldiers, helicopters, tanks and guns-it is our community with events that have visitors from all over the world and experiences that no other community has to offer.”
FORT BENNING, Ga. --(Ammoland.com)- Hosting a successful world-class event requires the strength of an entire community, and the joint-effort between Fort Benning and the Chattahoochee Valley left a lasting impression on hundreds of people from around the world. The U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit hosted the first-ever International Paralympic Committee Shooting World Cup held in the Western Hemisphere Oct. 4-9 here and while several deserving athletes left with medals around their neck, the teamwork between the military and civilian community was a true victory in itself.
By hosting two World Cups alone in 2011, more than a thousand people from the international community have stayed in local hotels, ate their meals at local restaurants, and purchased items from merchants to take back to their countries, pumping dollars into the local economy, Tarleton said. It leaves a positive impact on everyone.
“This event was a great opportunity to show the visitors from around the world what right looks like – what a winning combination of partnership between a military installation and the community looks like,” said Maj. Gen. Robert Brown, commander, Maneuver Center of Excellence.
“Having world-class events like the IPC Paralympic World Cup is one of many examples of the high-caliber of activities that happen at Fort Benning, in addition to the world-class training and leader development we do 365 days a year,” said Brown. “There is so much happening at Fort Benning that it is hard to not be a little excited and inspired by the spirit of enthusiasm you see. Having all of these people from around the world come to Fort Benning is a great way to showcase this installation and the impact it makes on the Army and the world.”
“The Chattahoochee Valley has a heart for the military, more so than any other place I have been and I am not just saying that. It’s evident by the outstanding community support we have from so many organizations. The relationships are mutual too, as our Soldiers get great enjoyment in rolling up their sleeves and volunteering in the community through programs like Partners in Education and supporting local organizations through the Combined Federal Campaign. It is a win-win for the military and our community outside the gate.”
About USAMU: The USAMU enhances the Army’s recruiting effort, raises the standard of the Army’s marksmanship proficiency, and supports the Army’s small arms research and development initiatives in order to raise the Army’s overall combat readiness. For more information on the U.S. Army
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Marksmanship Unit, contact the Public Affairs Office at (706) 545-5436, Michael.Molinaro@usaac.army.mil or www.USAMU.com.
… even though he swore under oath before Congress that he found out about the scandal only a few weeks ago.
Tags: Army Shooting Team, Competitive Shooting News, Disabled Shooting, Fort Benning, United States Army Marksmanship Unit, USAMU
That’s right. Obama’s Attorney General – Eric Holder – lied under oath before a Congressional committee, so he could continue to hide the truth about the ATF’s “Fast & Furious” scandal.
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This is the very scandal that found the ATF using taxpayer funds to walk firearms across the border into the hands of Mexican narco-terrorists.
Fire Eric Holder
But dig even deeper, and gun activists will find out this scheme was concocted as a public relations blitz by the Obama Administration to advance their anti-gun agenda with the UN “Small Arms Treaty,” a renewed so-called “Assault Weapons” ban and a host of dangerous gun controls.
OCT 13, 2011 09:40A.M. Fire Eric Holder
The “Fast & Furious” program itself was just another manufactured crisis to try to scare Americans into banning firearms. But now, because of a sustained campaign of grassroots pressure on Congress spearheaded by NAGR, Eric Holder and EVEN the ATF might be on the ropes. Gun owners like you and me MUST hold Eric Holder and the ATF accountable. Please demand Congressional leadership appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Eric Holder and the ATF, and to hold them accountable for their acts against the Constitution.
Colorado -–(Ammoland.com)- I won’t dance around on this one.
For months, NAGR has asked you to contact your member of Congress to demand accountability for “Fast & Furious.” Hundreds of thousands of NAGR members and supporters have made their voices heard on Capitol Hill.
America needs to Fire Attorney General Eric Holder and Investigate the ATF!
Attorney General Holder has tried to create a scapegoat by “reassigning” the Acting Director of the ATF, Kenneth Melson …
Smuggled weapons. Drug cartels. Murdered American border patrol agents. Cover-ups. Perjury.
… but that’s not good enough.
National Association for Gun Rights
Gun owners and ALL Americans need to know what role Eric Holder played in “Fast & Furious.”
One of these alone should be enough to get those responsible fired. Put together, and there’s no other choice:
To keep the heat on Congress and Fire Eric Holder and Investigate the ATF, demanding a special prosecutor investigate Eric Holder and the ATF — at once.
We must fire Attorney General Eric Holder and Investigate the ATF! You’ve read about the scandal engulfing the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosive (BATFE) and your National Association for Gun Rights has been on the case every step of the way, calling on Congress to investigate and get to the bottom of the ATF’s gun-smuggling scheme, “Fast & Furious.”
Eric Holder has a long and storied history of supporting radical, antiSecond Amendment gun control legislation and legal positions. He has made statements over the years indicating that:
But just this week it was revealed that President Obama’s handpicked Attorney General Eric Holder was briefed on “Fast & Furious” as early as the Summer of 2010 …
• Gun ownership is a “collective right” not an individual one; • The Second Amendment is not a barrier to gun confiscation;
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• There should be federal licensing requirements, rationing of handgun sales to one per month, a national gun registration, the federal government should have the power to shut down gun shows … and the list goes on and on.
implement this battle plan. But that’s not easy, and we may not have much time. The truth is, we just don’t know how deep this scandal goes.
Eric Holder is an enemy to every Second Amendment advocate in this country and he is covering up a scandal that is engulfing the ATF — the most anti-gun federal agency.
Make no mistake, a lot more is at stake than Eric Holder committing perjury. We just don’t know how far up the chain of command this goes. • Did President Obama know that the ATF was using taxpayer funds to funnel American firearms to narco-terrorists in Mexico?
Gun owners — and voters like you and me – must know: Did Eric Holder and the Obama administration knowingly allow the ATF to smuggle weapons to drug cartels in an attempt to deceive the American people to support gun control?
• Did Holder and Obama know that those same firearms were used to kill U.S. law-enforcement officer Brian Terry?
And did Eric Holder lie under oath to cover up this program? How many times over the last decade have you and I heard: “What did he know and when did he know it?” This is the question that gun activists are demanding of our government.
• Was this program run simply to build the case for more gun restrictions in America? These are the VERY questions that we gun owners need to know. And that is why I need you to demand the Firing Eric Holder and Investigate the ATF RIGHT NOW.
It’s time for the federal government to stop placing our gun rights in their experimental test tube they use to run left-wing social experiments. How deep does this scandal go? How long does it last? Holder isn’t enough — the corruption is institutional at ATF.
Thank you in advance for your time and personal devotion to defending our Second Amendment rights.
And the more we dig, the more I’ve dealt with the ATF, the more it has become apparent that it’s time for a full-fledged investigation into the corrupt and anti-constitution bureaucracy of the ATF.
For Freedom, Dudley Brown Executive Director
I need your help right now. The truth is there’s no time to waste. You and I have to be prepared for this fight to move FAST.
P.S. Attorney General Eric Holder lied under oath before a Congressional committee to cover up the ATF “Fast & Furious” scandal that sent smuggled weapons to Mexican narco-terrorists.
• Do you believe the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Second Amendment are the supreme law of the land?
About: The National Association for Gun Rights is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, single-purpose citizens’ organization dedicated to preserving and protecting the Constitutionally protected right-to-keep-and-bear-arms through an aggressive program designed to mobilize public opposition to anti-gun legislation. The National Association for Gun Rights’ mailing address is P.O 7002, Fredericksburg, VA 22404. They can be contacted toll-free at 1-877-405-4570. Its web address is www.NationalGunRights.org
• Do you believe the ATF’s secret scheme to subvert your Constitutional right to keep and bear arms must be opposed? • Do you believe that Attorney General Eric Holder should be held accountable for lying under oath to cover up the “Fast & Furious” scandal? The National Association for Gun Rights will continue contacting Second Amendment supporters to turn up the heat on Attorney General Eric Holder and the out-of-control ATF.
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Not only that, but I’ve instructed my staff to prepare a massive program to turn up the heat on Congress and demand that they direct a special prospector to fully investigate Eric Holder and the ATF.
Tags: Arms Trafficking, ATF, BATFE, Dudley Brown, Fast & Furious, Gun Trafficking, NAGR, Project Gunrunner, Straw Purchases, Washington DC
Direct mail. Phones. E-mail. Blogs. Guest editorials. Press conferences. Hard-hitting internet, newspaper, radio and even TV ads if funding permits. The whole nine yards. Of course, a program of this scale is only possible if the National Association for Gun Rights can raise all the funds necessary to
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