Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
Eric Holder explains how gun owners can enjoy their Second Amendment rights with “techno” guns costing over $1000 more each – never acknowledging that guns are used for defensive purposes millions of times each year. Like it never happens.
The Washington Post has this piece on the concept to jack up gun prices so much, it will cause gun control – Washington style – because people will no longer be able to afford them. Nothing new here.
Holder’s twisted logic is below:
This from www.Outdoorwire.com
NEWTOWN, Conn. – The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) and the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute (SAAMI) have filed a motion for a preliminary injunction on behalf of their members against the State of California in Fresno Superior Court to prevent enforcement of the state’s microstamping law. The state statute enacted in 2007, but not made effective until May 2013, requires that all semiautomatic handguns sold in the state not already on the California approved handgun roster incorporate unproven and unreliable microstamping technology.
(Read the injunction here: http://nssf.org/share/PDF/032814_NSSF-SAAMI-v-Cali.pdf). Read more
Being good Americans, we take the position that anyone who is arrested and charged with multiple crimes is innocent until proven guilty. That’s more than California state senator Leland Yee (D) has done for gun owners in the past. In August 2012, Yee said “no one will convince me it’s anything other than a joke to say that having multiple clips and semi-automatic weapons that can shoot 100 or more bullets at a time is necessary in this state or in this country, it’s ridiculous.”
Now, Yee has other things with which to concern himself, and none is a joking matter.
The San Jose Mercury-News reports that “Yee now is accused of consorting with notorious felons, accepting money for his cash-strapped political campaigns in exchange for favors and promising undercover FBI agents he could deliver connections to international gun runners.” Additionally, he “is depicted in a startling, 137-page FBI affidavit of repeatedly offering to broker illegal firearms sales in exchange for campaign contributions,” and he is “linked to a host of wrongdoing to pad his political war chest, charged with seven felonies in a case with two dozen defendants accused of everything from money laundering to murder-for-hire.” Read more
GW: This is really some whacked-out “logic.” A handgun for self-defense is meant to stop a bad guy, but the liberal 9th Circuit Court ruled that hollow-point bullets are illegal. It’s beyond reason and the sorry details are here…
MGI 7.62×39 Configuration Allows Shooter to Use Standard AK-47 Magazines with No Modifications
OLD TOWN, ME – MG Industries, manufacturers of the MARCK 15 “Hydra” platform, a base system which the user can configure to any mission-specific rifle, announces that the well-known and respected 7.62×39 Hydra configuration in complete weapon system or as a conversion package is now shipping. The 7.62×39 Hydra configuration allows the shooter to use standard AK-47 magazines without modification. The complete weapon system comes in a standard pistol case. Read more
Spring is here, and this weekend’s weather will finally start to feel like it. The temperatures will be in the 40s on Saturday and low 50s on Sunday with sunny skies. Forget the yardwork and have some fun target shooting this weekend! Read more
Governor Rick Snyder (R) has signed Senate Bill 610 into law, making it Public Act 63 of 2014. SB 610, sponsored by state Senator Michael Green (R-31), repeals Michigan’s ban on the private ownership of short-barreled rifles and shotguns. Read more
U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), sponsor of the federal “assault weapon” and “large” magazine “ban” of 1994-2004, is asking President Barack Obama to direct the BATFE to reinterpret a provision of the Gun Control Act of 1968 to prohibit the importation of various semi-automatic firearms and their parts. Read more
Spring is rapidly approaching. Which means that the weather is getting warmer, daylight is lasting later, and Nikon’s Rock Your Rimfire promotion is back. Now through May 11, 2014, shooters will be able to save up to $40 on select models of Nikon’s rimfire-dedicated riflescopes, all of which are compatible with Nikon’s Spot On Custom Turrets. Read more
Grand Island, NE – Since its inception in 2007, Hornady’s® annual Get Loaded™ redemption program has grown to become one of the company’s most popular promotions. The 2014 Get Loaded™ program offers an excellent lineup of innovative reloading tools and accessories that qualify buyers for either 500 or 100 free bullets from a select group of calibers. Read more