Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. – SIG SAUER® is donating 70 custom engraved pistols to the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) to help teach Scouts about the safe use of firearms during the organization’s 2013 National Scout Jamboree to be held July 15-24 at The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve in West Virginia. Read more
On the previous post, it’s no wonder why some teachers get bent out of shape when a youngster expresses any type of support for gun rights when their leaders think this way…
Speaking to all 3,000 of the assembled “progressive activists” at this year’s Netroots Nation conference, National Education Association vice president Lily Eskelsen Garcia boldly declared a “prophecy” about the eternal destiny of NRA and Second Amendment supporters, and of politicians and lobbyists working to promote gun rights: “I’m not an ordained minister; I’m not a theologian, but these guys are going to hell.”
On June 27th, in a positive resolution to a case which has captured the attention of advocates for First and Second Amendment rights, the case against 14-year-old Logan Middle School Honor Student Jared Marcum of Logan, W.V., was dismissed with prejudice. Marcum had been charged with obstructing an officer following an incident stemming from a Logan Middle School faculty member’s reaction to Marcum wearing to school an NRA t-shirt featuring the words “Protect Your Right” and an image of a semiautomatic rifle. The charge against Jared carried a possible sentence of incarceration. Read more
New limits on ammunition magazines and universal background check requirements take effect in Colorado on Monday, even as county sheriffs fight to overturn the signature pieces of state Democrats’ gun control legislation.
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Unsurprisingly, the Brady Campaign is strongly backing two very extreme anti-rights bills, SB 53(Senator Kevin de León’s Orwellian ammunition purchase and sales restrictions) and SB 755 (Senator Lois Wolk’s outrageous expansion of those categorized as “prohibited persons” who can’t possess or acquire guns or ammunition). They’re asking their supporters to call, write, and fax the Legislature — running a drill on our rights — but we can make sure to give the Legislature something else to consider by sending letters using FPC’s built-in Take Action tools, sending faxes, and keeping the phones ringing off the hook Monday and Tuesday. Read more
The Ruger Rimfire Challenge World Championship will be held July 20th and 21st at the United States Shooting Academy range in Tulsa OK. Read more
By Glen Wunderlich
For some, it’s hard to comprehend how sportsmen and women – those that hunt and fish – are anything but thieves when it comes to natural resources. They may see, and unfortunately believe, the rhetoric from the opposition that we are nothing but a bunch of blood-thirsty Neanderthals out for thrills. Although thrills certainly play a role in what we do, here are some facts from the National Shooting Sports Foundation and Safari Club International that are worth considering. Read more
Good friend, Mike Tepper, tries his hand with a Thompson/Center Contender chambered in .223 caliber at a distance of 150 yards on a one-gallon water jug. He did just fine:
GW: Gotta be better than the hand-cranking tool I’ve been using.
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TULSA, OK – The recently completed NRA Outdoors Long Range Hunting/Shooting School helped 10 NRA members extend their effective shooting distances, enhancing the students’ chance at success on their next western big-game hunt. The school, in its inaugural session, combined classroom instruction with range time and real-world scenarios, improving students’ accuracy and understanding of the variables that come into play when shooting at long ranges. Read more