I’ll Pick Berries for Food

I was challenged to come up with enough black raspberries for some cobbler, but the heat drove me out with only about half of the requisite amount of one quart.  On the way, however, I found enough red raspberries to liven up my breakfast cereal.

Wild Red Raspberries

Wild Red Raspberries

One thing’s for sure, a berry picker must be prepared to do battle with the elements.  In this case, it also encompasses mosquitoes and biting deer flies.  Some deet repellent, long pants, and a headnet did the trick.

Full Gear

Full Gear

 

One more trip should do it.

NSSF Expands West with Hunting Works for America

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

The Digital Door Viewer From Cannon Security Products™

A peephole camera with photo and video for enhanced surveillance

San Bernardino, CA – The Digital Door Viewer from Cannon Security Products is a new appliance that provides an instant security upgrade over the traditional peepholes found in most doors. With a built-in peephole camera, the Digital Door Viewer allows the user to discreetly identify who is at the door and can be programmed to take photos or video, making it an ideal security system for homeowners, businesses and renters.
The primary security flaw in most peepholes is that the visitor can detect when the resident is looking out at them. Read more

The Enemy Within

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

Illinois Legislators Override Quinn’s Veto of Concealed Carry Law

The Illinois House of Representatives spent little time yesterday in voting 77-31 to override anti-gun Governor Pat Quinn’s “amendatory veto” of concealed carry legislation. The Senate held considerable debate, but ultimately voted 41-17 to override Quinn, paving the way for concealed carry. The vote is seen as a serious political setback for Quinn and his attempt to make significant changes to the law passed last week. Read more

Sports Afield Launches Sweepstakes

Sports Afield magazine, in conjunction with Swarovski Optik and Sportsman’s All-Weather All-Terrain Marksmanship school, is offering the chance to win a sportsman’s dream prize package worth $16,500 in the “Spot It, Shoot It!” Sweepstakes, which kicked off July 1. The winner will receive a brand-new Swarovski ATX/STX modular spotting scope with three objectives and choice of angled or straight eyepiece, AND a four-day SAAM Precision Shooting School and Safari Hunt combo for two hunters at the FTW Ranch in Barksdale, Texas. Read more

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