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Tasers and Stun Guns May Become Legal in Michigan

Michigan residents with permits to carry concealed pistols also could carry stun guns or Tasers under a measure approved 35-3 on Tuesday by the state Senate. The measure now goes to the House.

Under the Senate legislation, laws that cover the use and licensing of concealed handguns also would apply to stun guns or Tasers. That includes certain no-carry zones such as schools and stadiums.

Michigan would join 43 other states that let residents carry stun guns under certain circumstances. Michigan law has banned the use of stun guns since 1976, with exceptions for police and some other personnel.

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USFWS Proposes Gray Wolf Delisting

Following approval of a revised wolf management plan by the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed to remove the gray wolf population in Wyoming from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. Due to recovery efforts and the provisions of the revised state plan, the Wyoming wolf
population is healthy and stable, current and future threats to wolves have been addressed, and a post-delisting monitoring and management framework has been developed.Today’s formal proposal follows an agreement with the state of
Wyoming that serves as the blueprint for returning wolf management to state control Read more
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RMEF Attorneys to Argue Challenge to Wolf Delisting

MISSOULA, Mont.-Attorneys  representing the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and other conservation groups on Nov. 8 will go before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Pasadena, Calif., to argue against “many weak points” in a lawsuit seeking to end state management of gray wolves and return the species to full federal protection. Read more
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USSOCOM Family of Muzzle Brake Suppressors Contract Awarded to SureFire

Fountain Valley, CA-SureFire, LLC, manufacturer
of high-end illumination tools and tactical products, has been awarded its
largest suppressor contract to date. The $23.3 million contract, for an
indefinite quantity of sound suppressors, suppressor adapters, blank firing
adapters and training adapters, was awarded by officials of the Naval Surface
Warfare Center, Crane Division-the pri- mary solicitation center for U.S.
Special Operations Command-as part of the Family of Muzzle Brake Suppressors
(FMBS) contract. Read more

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Brooke’s First Deer

By Glen Wunderlich

The Perry Youth Hunt Extravaganza held last weekend at the Perry VFW became the gathering place for youngsters ages 10 and up to share their hunting tales of the two-day youth deer hunting season.  For the first time, 10 and 11-year old Michigan youngsters could hunt deer with firearms.  But, not everyone knew of the recent change,
because it came after the hunting rules were published.

When 11-year-old Brooke discovered the news with her father, Earl Parish, on opening day, she agreed to tote a .20-gauge slug gun in  southern Shiawassee County for the afternoon session.  The crossbow she carried afield in the morning was left behind.  It would be a decision that would place the gritty youngster in an elite club as a charter member:  Girls under the age of 12 taking a legal buck on the first day under the new law. Read more

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Michigan Deer Report and Baiting Issues

The Department of Natural Resources will issue its annual Deer Forecast Report on Monday. In the past, we have released it before the start of bow season (which starts this Saturday), but we have had some unanticipated delays this year. I apologize for any inconvenience this has caused.

Also, please be advised that deer baiting can legally begin in the Upper and Lower Peninsula on Saturday as well. I am attaching an article that explains the baiting regulations. In addition, please keep in mind there is still NO baiting allowed in Deer Management Unit 487, which Alcona, Alpena, Iosco, Montmorency, Oscoda and Presque Isle counties due to wildlife disease management issues. If you are going to report that baiting is now allowed in the Lower Peninsula again, please include that it is still prohibited in those six counties. There is a lot of confusion, unfortunately, due to some recent action by the US Department of Agriculture related to the Bovine TB Zone and cattle herds.

Mary Dettloff

DNR Public Information Officer

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NRA Plans Appeal in Federal Age Limit

Yesterday, a federal judge in the Northern District of Texas ruled that the federal ban on dealer sales of handguns to adults from the ages of 18 to 20 does not violate the Second Amendment. The National Rifle Association plans to file a prompt appeal of the court’s ruling to the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. Read more

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