Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
The Nebraska Firearms Owners Association (NFOA), in conjunction with 36 other national, state, and local organization members of the National Coalition to Stop the Gun Ban, released an Open Letter to Congress and the American people announcing their opposition to any effort to institute government controls on private transfers of personal firearms between law-abiding individuals. Read more
An old Italian man is dying. He calls his grandson to his bedside, Guido, I wan’ you lissina me. “I wan’ you to take-a my chrome plated .38 revolver so you will always remember me.”
“But grandpa, I really don’t like guns. How about you leave me your Rolex watch instead?”
“You lissina me, boy. Somma day you gonna be runna da business, you gonna have a beautiful wife, lotsa money, a big-a home and maybe a couple of bambinos. Somma day you gonna come-a home and maybe finda you wife inna bed with another man. Whatta you gonna do then ? Pointa to your watch and say, “times up” ?
Michigan HB 4098, co-sponsored by state Rep. Bill Rogers, R-Genoa Township, would amend Michigan’s concealed-pistol law to give school boards the ability to allow school employees, including teachers, to carry concealed pistols at school. More here…
Birchwood Casey’s revolutionary Shoot-N-C® Targets leave a bright ring around bullet holes for instant feedback. The adhesive backing allows shooters to mount the targets without staplers or push pins. Now for 2013 they have introduced Shoot-N-C Pink Reactive Targets for women shooters, or anyone who wants to bring a little pink into their shooting activities. Read more
Columbia, MO – The MidwayUSA Foundation, Inc. and Scholastic Shooting Trust, a public charity established by MidwayUSA founders Larry and Brenda Potterfield, awards $260,000 in grants during their January 2013 grant cycle. Read more
Much like Obama gets around laws by asserting authority he does not have, the city of Tucson has found a way to skirt the laws of Arizona. Instead of passing a law, the city council just passes resolutions. Mandatory background checks are the result. A lame excuse defines what they have concluded we all need is here…
An impassioned plea to those that won’t understand is here…
While banning guns and magazines is being actively promoted by the anti-gunners (as evidenced by introduction of Sen. Feinstein’s S. 150), the criminalization of private firearm transfers is the centerpiece of their anti-Second Amendment efforts. This is part of a strategy to chip away at our Second Amendment rights under the guise of being “reasonable.” But if you understand exactly what the anti-gunners are really talking about, you’ll understand that the restrictions they’re proposing are anything but reasonable. Read more
On January 30, the U.S. Senate Judiciary committee held a hearing entitled, “What Should America Do About Gun Violence?” It should have been called, “How Do We Attack Second Amendment Rights?” The hearing (which can be viewed here) consisted of a single panel that included NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre, Second Amendment scholar David Kopel, attorney Gayle Trotter, Baltimore County, Md. police chief James Johnson, and Mark Kelly, the husband of former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. (Rep. Giffords made a brief opening statement to the committee before the other witnesses took their seats.) Read more
The battle to save our Second Amendment freedoms is raging right now.
And if you saw any coverage of this week’s Senate hearings on gun control, you know the media elites and the gun ban lobby are running wild with half-truths, deceptions, and downright lies about you, me and our gun rights.
So I’m going on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace to set the record straight! Please watch at 9:00 a.m. ET this Sunday – and tell your family, friends and fellow gun owners to watch as well.
Wayne LaPierre Executive Vice President www.NRA.org 