Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
SEALY, TX – Keep your drink at just the right temperature with the 12-guage ShotShell Thermo Bottle in Mossy Oak camo. A product of Visual Promotions, this stylish insulated bottle keeps drinks hot or cold for up to 24 hours. It’s great for keeping coffee on hand for hunting and camping trips. Read more
NRA supports the whole Constitution, and demonstrated that support this week by weighing in on an issue that’s been of concern for decades.
On Wednesday, NRA filed a “friend of the court” brief in federal district court supporting an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit challenging the National Security Agency’s (NSA) phone records surveillance and collection program. The massive NSA data-mining program collects the records of millions of Americans. Read more
CHESAPEAKE, VA –Volvo Penta of the Americas now offers a fuel additive to protect marine engines from the harmful effects of fuels containing ethanol. Read more
BEAVERTON, OR. – Leupold® has launched an updated gear store at Leupold.com so fans of America’s Optics Authority® can get officially licensed apparel, headgear and other items right from the source. Read more
The following was written by Lawrence Keane of the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), relative to Colorado with State Senate Majority leader John Morse’s facing a recall election.
Like members of Congress, state legislators are elected to represent their constituents and vote on the laws that affect them. When legislators fail to represent the will and beliefs of their constituents and become beholden to outside influences, it is up to their constituents to fire them.
This is exactly what’s happening in Colorado with State Senate Majority leader John Morse facing a recall election starting on Aug. 20. Sen. Morse forgot about his constituents who elected him when he started taking his legislative orders from Mayor Bloomberg and the Brady Campaign, hastily ushering through a series of anti-gun laws in the wake of the tragedies in Aurora and Newtown. Read more
Columbia, MO – Checks totaling over $444,000 are in the mail to 163 shooting teams and clubs across the nation as the MidwayUSA Foundation wraps up its latest and most successful grant cycle to date. Read more
TYLER – After losing part of her thumb when she attempted to shoot a crossbow, a Henderson County woman has filed a lawsuit against the crossbow’s manufacturer claiming that the company was negligent for failing to provide a finger guard. Kathy Smith filed suit against Barnett Outdoors on July 15 in the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division. Read more
Mogadore, OH –New for 2013, TenPoint Crossbow Technologies’ Stealth SS™ crossbow pairs the company’s popular, streamlined XLT™ bow assembly with their new FSB, bullpup-style stock and tactical barrel assembly to create a shorter, lighter, and more powerful version of their award winning Stealth XLT™ model. Read more
DNR Marine Warden Amie Egstad of Bayfield County gets how balloons add fun to parties or ignite silent heart-felt reflection when set free to dance in the sky at a friend’s memorial.
She gets it — she really does.
The other thing she really gets — on a daily basis — is the balloon in another form. And that form is litter, posing problems for marine wildlife and boats in Lake Superior when these party favors and memorials plummet to the waves and shoreline. Read more