Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
Environ-Metal, Inc., the makers of HEVI-Shot has introduced a new self-defense round that is ideal in close quarters. HEVI-Duty™ is well worth its weight – a single round certain to become a best friend when close-quarters protection is necessary. Read more
California’s Public Safety Committee will hear bills already passed by the state Senate that would ban all semi-automatic rifles with detachable magazines, make it a crime to leave a gun unlocked when you’re out of the house and require those who own high-capacity magazines to get rid of them. More of the same from California here…
Remington Arms Company, LLC (“Remington”) broke ground Thursday on the expansion of its operations at the Remington Ammunition Plant in Lonoke, Arkansas. Work on the expansion, which will include the construction of a new building, is projected to be in operation by the second quarter of 2014. Read more
ANOKA, Minn. – The proven and affordable Top Gun® Target load line has been made even better this year with the addition of a special low-recoil 12-gauge offering.
High-volume shooters who need solid performance at a reasonable price depend on Federal® Top Gun Target loads. The hard, high-quality shot and unique wads result in consistent patterns that reliably break clay after clay.
For 2013, Federal expanded the Top Gun line with a 7/8-ounce offering loaded with Alliant Powder® Extra-Lite propellant, which provides low recoil, consistent ignition and cleanliness.
Sweet Home, OR – Environ-Metal Inc., the world’s leading innovator in shotgun shells is excited to announce its 2013 HEVI-Metal waterfowl rebate promotion.
Buy it by the case! Save $25 a case (case pack is defined by 10 boxes of HEVI-Metal Waterfowl shotgun shells). Case rebate begins August 1 and runs through the end of December, 2013. Limit 2 cases per household. Read more
Police said an officer received some unexpected backup from an armed citizen, who helped capture a man accused of driving away from the scene of a crash and throwing drugs into the woods. Details here…
Buckeye Firearms Foundation will raise funds to buy Zimmerman a new firearm, holster, flashlight, and anything else he needs…
DELAWARE, OH – According the Daily Mail, “The U.S. Department of Justice, overseen by Attorney General Eric Holder, has ordered the Sanford, Florida police department to keep possession of all the evidence from George Zimmerman’s second-degree murder trial – including the exonerated neighborhood watch volunteer’s gun.”
“We find this action outrageous,” said Jim Irvine, President of Buckeye Firearms Foundation. “Whatever you think about the case, Mr. Zimmerman was tried in a court of law and found not guilty. And now all evidence should be returned to the rightful owners, including Mr. Zimmerman’s firearm. Read more
Washington, DC – Safari Club International (SCI) today commended Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) for introducing the Sportsmen’s Act of 2013, the first comprehensive bill to benefit America’s sportsmen and women in the 113th Congress.
SCI encourages Members of the Senate to sign on as co-sponsors of the bill, and urges support of its important provisions. The package combines several individual bills protecting the interests of sportsmen and women nationwide. Read more
The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), the trade association for the firearms industry, is excited to announce that the Hunting Works For America program has grown yet again and now includes a state chapter in Utah. Hunting Works For Utah joins Arizona, Minnesota, North Dakota, Iowa, Missouri and Pennsylvania, which launched just last month, as the seventh state to be included in the award-winning Hunting Works For America program. Read more
By Glen Wunderlich
Upon taking office, the President and Senators-elect must swear or affirm that they will “support and defend the Constitution.”
The oath is required by the Constitution; the wording is prescribed by law. “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of (insert title here) of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” The Founders declared that governments are created by people to secure their rights and they wanted to make sure our leaders agree before they get to work.
However, when Senate amendment 139 was proposed and voted on this past March 23rd, the Congressional record indicates some 46 U.S. Senators voted against it, with the purpose described in the amendment’s language this way: “To uphold Second Amendment rights and prevent the United States from entering into the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty.”
And, yes, our Senators Levin and Stabenow were among 46 legislators – all Democrats with one “Independent” – against the measure to protect our rights guaranteed by the Constitution. Fortunately, for freedom-loving Americans, the amendment was supported by 53 members of the Senate and it passed.
Partisanship? We’ve got it, alright! Good thing, too.
The U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), also strongly supported by President Obama and Secretary Kerry, includes“small arms and light weapons” among its terms, with no exception for firearms owned by law-abiding citizens. And the treaty’s text urges recordkeeping of gun buyers, asking importing countries to provide information including “end use or end user documentation” for a “minimum of 10 years.”
The draft states, “Each State Party shall establish and maintain a national control system to regulate the export of ammunition for conventional arms.” Article 12 of the treaty “encourages” signatory nations to compile “records” of all“end users” of firearms imported into their county — and to supply this sensitive personal information to the government of the exporting country.
So, if a citizen were to purchase a Russian shotgun, the treaty could force that information into the hands of foreigners. It is gun registration by no other name.
We hear much about “universal background checks” and how such a system is one tool to minimize gun violence, but Read more