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

New Ohio State Record Carp (Bowfishing Division) Certified

A new Ohio record carp taken by bowfishing has been certified by the Outdoor Writers of Ohio State Record Fish Committee.   The new state record carp, weighing 53.65 pounds, was caught by Patrick Johnson of Toledo, Ohio in the Sandusky County portion of Lake Erie’s waters. Johnson arrowed the carp June 9, 2013, using a fish point tethered with 200 lb. test Fast Flight line.

Johnson’s record carp is 45 inches long and 32-1/4 inches in girth.
His catch replaces the previous state bowfishing record carp that was arrowed in Sandusky Bay by Rich Cady on May 28, 2008, weighing 47.65 pounds and measuring 38 inches long. Ohio’s record fish are determined on the basis of weight only. Read more

National Education Association Vice President: NRA, Second Amendment Supporters “Are Going to Hell”

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.”

Honoring Our Veterans

This statue  currently stands outside the Iraqi palace, now  home to the 4th Infantry Division. It will  eventually be shipped home and put in the memorial museum in Fort Hood, Texas .  The statue was created by an Iraqi artist named  Kalat, who for years was  forced by Saddam  Hussein to make the many hundreds of bronze busts of Saddam that dotted Baghdad .

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Kalat was so grateful for America ‘s liberation of his country; he melted 3 of the  heads of the fallen Saddam and made the statue as a memorial to the American Soldiers                 and their fallen warriors.

Kalat worked on this memorial night and day for several months.

To the left of the kneeling soldier is a  small Iraqi girl giving the soldier comfort as he mourns the loss of his comrade in arms.

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