As former Louisiana chapter president of Safari Club International, a member of the Louisiana Wildlife Federation and a national board member of Ducks Unlimited Inc., Edward “E.J.” Deubler of Harvey impressed friends as one of the most active hunters in the state — and one of the most safety-conscious.

But on Monday as Deubler prepared to fly out of Louis Armstrong International Airport for his next safari, he accidentally fired his hunting rifle while trying to check the gun with his baggage, injuring a United Airlines ticket agent.

The unidentified employee was taken to a local hospital with a non-critical wound to his lower leg, said Sgt. Larry Dyess, spokesman for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office. United Airlines spokeswoman Mary Ryan said the employee was in stable condition.  More here…

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The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance is a watchdog organization Read more

For nearly 20 years, the NRA has worked tirelessly to oppose any United Nations effort to undermine the constitutional rights of law-abiding American gun owners.  The latest attempt by the U.N. and global gun banners to eliminate our Second Amendment freedoms is to include civilian arms in the current Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), which will be finalized next year.

In order for any treaty to take effect, however, it must be ratified by two-thirds of the U.S. Senate. More here…

  Applications may be purchased online at www.michigan.gov/huntdrawings or at any retail license agent.  Licenses are valid for the harvest of a bird of either gender.   Fall turkey season runs from Sept. 15 to Nov. 14 in eight wild turkey management units totaling 42,218 square miles, including most of the southern Lower Peninsula, Beaver Island, and the entire Upper Peninsula.   Read more

Current District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) rules forbid law-abiding residents from owning a firearm for any lawful purpose. The National Rifle Association (NRA) is supporting and financing a lawsuit to challenge this policy. The case is Scott v. District of Columbia Housing Authority.

DCHA residents, just like all Americans, have a fundamental, individual right to keep firearms in their homes for self-defense. This right, affirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court in its landmark Heller and McDonald decisions, is guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Denying anyone a basic right based on their zip code or tax bracket is unacceptable. The NRA will continue our fight to ensure that all law-abiding Americans can fully exercise their constitutional freedoms.

The NRA has successfully challenged a similar ban on firearms in public housing in San Francisco and is currently challenging one in Delaware.

Some basic principles to make sighting in easier.  Gotta try those targets.

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Thursday, July 21st, 2011 at 10:27 AM

Canton Ohio Police Shocking Overreaction to Ohio Concealed Carry Holder
Duty To Inform “Promptly” only works if the “Only Ones” Shut up and listen – AmmoLand.com

Ohioans For Concealed Carry

Ohio –-(Ammoland.com)- We’ve all wondered what our first armed traffic stop is going to turn into. For me I was driving a 1996 Ford explorer with 4? tall white letters that read: OHIOCCW.ORG across the back of my hatch.

The officer stepped out of his vehicle and approached my car in a rather large arc so that when he could see into my doorway he was easily twenty feet away from my car. Read more

With the recent release of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new “Food Plate” to guide Americans with dietary choices, the Humane Society of the US (HSUS) was quick to release its own twisted animal-welfare version. The HSUS’ Humane Healthy Plate version notes that the recommended protein guideline might be confused as “meat,” and then the group takes a direct stab at agriculture with “from the nearly 10 billion animals raised for food in the United States, many of them in crowded, inhumane conditions.”

For the real facts, visit the USDA’s website (www.myplate.gov) and you’ll find numerous types of meat (equals protein) listed as those recommended for consumption on the “choose my plate” program.

Interestingly, HSUS also overlooked the USDA’s recommendation for healthy American diners to eat “venison.” It’s right in there beside bison and rabbits – other abundant and hunted species by sportsmen and sportswomen from coast to coast.