Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
American citizens shouldn’t have to take a test or pay onerous fees to exercise their rights to free speech and to vote. It’s equally as disturbing to set such roadblocks before the Second Amendment.
D.C. may finally be realizing that its obstructionist intent to stiffle rights may be costing it too much. More here…
New York has arrested several people recently for violating its extreme gun-control measures. The question is should there be any mercy or is “zero tolerance” sensible. John Lott chimes in here…
And, a marine faces jail time in New York. More here…
Moments before this alert was to go out, a federal district court in Washington, D.C. issued a ruling upholding an Obama administration policy that requires federally licensed firearms retailers in states bordering Mexico to report multiple sales of semi-automatic rifles. The case was brought by two NRA-backed firearms retailers and by the National Shooting Sports Foundation acting on behalf of its affected members. Plaintiffs plan to appeal immediately—but in the meantime, your help is urgently needed in seeking congressional action to end this illegal policy. Read more
An example of how government can steal firearms after registration is imposed is here…
With the firearms registry ending soon, the RCMP are confiscating certain scary-looking guns from Canadian firearms owners. If anyone doubts how gun registration can lead to seizure, check this out.
President Obama is committed to more gun control but in his own words the push will be “under the radar.” There are plenty of examples and John Lott’s article points out how he intends to do it. Read more here…
H.R. 2055—the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012—has been passed by the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and has been sent to the President for his expected signature. This bill contains three NRA-backed provisions that will strengthen our Second Amendment rights and prohibit your federal tax dollarsfrom being used to advance an anti-gun agenda. Read more
Smyrna, Tenn. – A 10-year old school boy is in big trouble for waving a piece of pizza around during lunch at school, because it looked like a gun. Now he is relegated to the “silent table” for the rest of the semester. Bad boy! Read more here…
“It is time to revive the ban on assault weapons,” and Jackson bemoans the fact that “more Americans now own a gun on their property than any time since 1993, and for the first time, a majority of Americans are against a ban on assault rifles and semiautomatics.”
It’s hard to tell where this rebel without a real job gets his figures, but it figures. Never mind the fact that semi-automatic firearms are more prevalent than ever before, our nation’s murder rate is at a 47-year low, having decreased 52 percent since 1991.
If anyone doesn’t think governmnet doesn’t over-regulate just about everything, consider this case. A young lady has an embossed likeness of a pistol displayed on the outside of her purse is prevented from flying. It’s a felony according to TSA officials.