Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
Recent news reports have noted al Qaeda’s calls for attacks inside the United States and on U.S. ambassadors around the world. The calls for attacks are justified–according to an al Qaeda spokesman–because these diplomats are “representative of the empire of evil and corruption, America.” Read more
SAN CARLOS, CA – The Calguns Foundation filed a new federal civil rights lawsuit this morning on behalf of three California residents, naming Attorney General Kamala Harris and DOJ Bureau of Firearms Chief Stephen Lindley as defendants. The case challenges the California Department of Justice’s practice of denying individuals’ fundamental rights protected under the Second and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. Read more
A good piece breaking down the what and why it happened in Colorado relative to the gun-control-spawned recall from the Washington Post is here…
Colorado’s pro-gun advocates succeeded in removing Senate President John Morse from office yesterday in that state’s first-ever recall election. A second recall effort aimed at Senator Angela Giron was also successful. Read more
It’s being billed as the litmus test of pro and anti gun forces, and today’s first-ever recall elections in Colorado will be underway when the polls open later this morning. At stake in the election are the state senate seats of Senate President John Morse and anti-gun Senator Angela Giron. Read more
Despite the scary rhetoric, the White House is leaving out one important point: it isn’t pointing to any cases where imported U.S.-made military weapons have been used in a crime. And the reason is obvious: there probably aren’t any.
GW: It’s time to confiscate knives from the common people, that’s for sure. And, it will be worth it, if we can save just one life.
Here’s a mass murder you may not have heard of…
Yesterday afternoon, Governor Christie vetoed the three most offensive gun ownership restrictions passed by the New Jersey Senate and Assembly this year. These bills were deemed the “centerpiece” of what Senate President Steve Sweeney referred to as his “National Model”. The Governor’s veto of these bills is a monumental victory for law-abiding firearms owners in the State of New Jersey. Thankfully, Governor Christie realized this type of legislation is not appropriate for New Jersey or as a model for the rest of the country. Read more
The following was written by Lawrence Keane of the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), relative to Colorado with State Senate Majority leader John Morse’s facing a recall election.
Like members of Congress, state legislators are elected to represent their constituents and vote on the laws that affect them. When legislators fail to represent the will and beliefs of their constituents and become beholden to outside influences, it is up to their constituents to fire them.
This is exactly what’s happening in Colorado with State Senate Majority leader John Morse facing a recall election starting on Aug. 20. Sen. Morse forgot about his constituents who elected him when he started taking his legislative orders from Mayor Bloomberg and the Brady Campaign, hastily ushering through a series of anti-gun laws in the wake of the tragedies in Aurora and Newtown. Read more
California’s Public Safety Committee will hear bills already passed by the state Senate that would ban all semi-automatic rifles with detachable magazines, make it a crime to leave a gun unlocked when you’re out of the house and require those who own high-capacity magazines to get rid of them. More of the same from California here…