Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
SOUTHPORT, Conn.–Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE-RGR) announces that it plans to open its third manufacturing plant, a 220,000 square foot facility in Mayodan, North Carolina. This will be the Company’s first major expansion in over 25 years and it is expected to be finalized in August.
The Company currently employs over 2,000 people in its two plants in Newport, New Hampshire and Prescott, Arizona.
Let the springs snap the slide closed. Don’t ever try to ease the slide back gently as the gun was designed to work properly when the springs do their job with gusto and wild enthusiasm…More handgun operational techniques are here…
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.”
On June 27th, in a positive resolution to a case which has captured the attention of advocates for First and Second Amendment rights, the case against 14-year-old Logan Middle School Honor Student Jared Marcum of Logan, W.V., was dismissed with prejudice. Marcum had been charged with obstructing an officer following an incident stemming from a Logan Middle School faculty member’s reaction to Marcum wearing to school an NRA t-shirt featuring the words “Protect Your Right” and an image of a semiautomatic rifle. The charge against Jared carried a possible sentence of incarceration. Read more
New limits on ammunition magazines and universal background check requirements take effect in Colorado on Monday, even as county sheriffs fight to overturn the signature pieces of state Democrats’ gun control legislation.
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Unsurprisingly, the Brady Campaign is strongly backing two very extreme anti-rights bills, SB 53(Senator Kevin de León’s Orwellian ammunition purchase and sales restrictions) and SB 755 (Senator Lois Wolk’s outrageous expansion of those categorized as “prohibited persons” who can’t possess or acquire guns or ammunition). They’re asking their supporters to call, write, and fax the Legislature — running a drill on our rights — but we can make sure to give the Legislature something else to consider by sending letters using FPC’s built-in Take Action tools, sending faxes, and keeping the phones ringing off the hook Monday and Tuesday. Read more
By Glen Wunderlich
For some, it’s hard to comprehend how sportsmen and women – those that hunt and fish – are anything but thieves when it comes to natural resources. They may see, and unfortunately believe, the rhetoric from the opposition that we are nothing but a bunch of blood-thirsty Neanderthals out for thrills. Although thrills certainly play a role in what we do, here are some facts from the National Shooting Sports Foundation and Safari Club International that are worth considering. Read more
U.S. House Republicans have proposed legislation that would permit off-duty and retired police officers to carry concealed firearms in school zones to help protect children from attacks. More here…
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NEWTOWN, Conn. — A study commissioned by the National Shooting Sports Foundation® reveals that first-time gun buyers are largely active in one or more shooting activities and that women are motivated to purchase their first firearm predominately for personal defense. Read more
U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo) introduced H.R. 2247, the Collectible Firearms Protection Act. The bill reverses a State Department decision to block the importation of historic M1 Garand rifles and M1 carbines from South Korea. Originally furnished by the United States to South Korea for military purposes over 50 years ago, the rifles are widely sought collectors’ items and among the most popular rifles in marksmanship competitions. The rifles are perfectly legal to manufacture and sell in the United States and like all firearm imports would be subject to the federal rules and regulations governing retail firearm sales. A similar sale from South Korea was approved during the Reagan Administration. The current State Department’s interference with the sale runs counter to the intent of Congress, which on two prior occasions amended the law to allow for this kind of transaction.
“It’s disappointing that legislation is even necessary to allow U.S. citizens to access perfectly legal and regulated firearms, in this case storied, U.S.-made rifles that are pieces of U.S. military history,” Rep. Lummis said. “This is a political stunt on the part of the State Department, pure and simple, while denying the exercise of Second Amendment rights by law-abiding citizens, firearm collectors, and competitive marksman. The State Department has no business blocking domestic firearm ownership; they are way out of bounds and my legislation will put them back in their place.”