Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
GW: This is a good example from the Daily Times of how the “big lie” gains traction. Much like “working people” have become code words for union workers, it gets the uninformed fired up. Here’s how the informed are able to read between the lines.
Anti-gun U.S. Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) recently urged members of Congress to uphold their oath to “protect and defend” the Constitution by passing harsher gun control laws. Yes, Pelosi is proposing that Congress should support the Constitution by radically violating it. Such is the deconstructionist mindset of modern-day gun-control advocates. Read more
Buckeye Firearms Foundation will raise funds to buy Zimmerman a new firearm, holster, flashlight, and anything else he needs…
DELAWARE, OH – According the Daily Mail, “The U.S. Department of Justice, overseen by Attorney General Eric Holder, has ordered the Sanford, Florida police department to keep possession of all the evidence from George Zimmerman’s second-degree murder trial – including the exonerated neighborhood watch volunteer’s gun.”
“We find this action outrageous,” said Jim Irvine, President of Buckeye Firearms Foundation. “Whatever you think about the case, Mr. Zimmerman was tried in a court of law and found not guilty. And now all evidence should be returned to the rightful owners, including Mr. Zimmerman’s firearm. Read more
GW: We hear the rumblings from the uninformed and leaders like Eric Holder and Al Sharpton about the “stand-your-ground laws” and how dangerous they are. But, in Michigan, for example, we had a “duty-to-retreat” law in place before stand your ground was enacted. This meant that in your own home, if confronted by a bad guy, a homeowner was legally responsible to run and hide, rather than defend himself. If you want to talk about “senseless” and “dangerous conflict”, we should have started the conversation about this concept. And, we, and other states, did so already.
A few days after a jury acquitted George Zimmerman in the death of Trayvon Martin, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder was busy exploiting the trial outcome by attacking “stand?your?ground” self-defense laws. As reported by Fox News, during a speech at the NAACP’s annual convention, Holder said, “Separate and apart from the case that has drawn the nation’s attention, it’s time to question laws that senselessly expand the concept of self-defense and sow dangerous conflict in our neighborhoods.”
In response to Holder’s remarks, NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris W. Cox had this to say: “The attorney general fails to understand that self-defense is not a concept, it’s a fundamental human right. To send a message that legitimate self-defense is to blame is unconscionable, and demonstrates once again that this administration will exploit tragedies to push their political agenda.” Read more
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
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
Brownells – The World’s Largest Supplier of Firearms Accessories, Ammunition and Gunsmithing Tools™ – is proud to announce its support of the newly created Iowa Valley Community College’s Gunsmithing Technology program, located in Grinnell, Iowa.
On Tuesday, July 9, 2013, Brownells’ CEO Pete Brownell (right) presented a check for $75,000 to MaryAnne Nickle, (left) Dean of Iowa Valley Grinnell, and Gunsmithing Instructor Dave Bennetts, (center) a former Brownells Gun Tech. The money will be used to purchase machinery and equipment for the program’s workshop. Read more
This week’s outrage comes to us from a rather unlikely source: the Google Play app store. The new app is called the Gun Geo Marker, and encourages users to “geolocate dangerous guns and owners” in their communities. According to Google Play, “Geolocation means marking dangerous sites on the App’s map so that you and others can be aware of the risks in your neighborhood.”
Think about that for a minute. The purpose of the app–other than sensationalism and profit–is to encourage people to anonymously “flag” locations in their community they subjectively deem “dangerous” and to make that information as public as possible. The probability for abuse and the certainty of inaccurate “reporting” cannot be overstated. Read more
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
NEWTOWN, Conn. — After an extensive national search involving the trade show industry’s top management companies, the National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®) has selected ConvExx as its new SHOT Show® management partner. ConvExx replaces longtime NSSF partner Reed Exhibitions. Read more