Category: Firearms

USSA Talks Sportsmen’s Rights on C-SPAN

(Columbus, Ohio)- On Friday, April 20, 2012 U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Director of Federal Affairs, Bill Horn, appeared on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal discussing Sportsmen’s Rights, and H.R. 4089, the Sportsmen’s Heritage Act of 2012.
Click here to watch the program. Check local television listings for C-SPAN rebroadcasts of this program. (http://www.ussafoundation.org/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ussportsmen.org%2fvideo%2fussa-talks-sportsmens-rights-h-r-4089-on-c-span%2f&srcid=8766&srctid=1&erid=11474281&trid=e8d896f8-10de-4859-a188-ec6489a14ea4)
Click here for information on H.R. 4089. (http://www.ussafoundation.org/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ussportsmen.org%2flegislative-action%2fu-s-house-votes-to-protect-hunting-shooting-on-public-land%2f&srcid=8766&srctid=1&erid=11474281&trid=e8d896f8-10de-4859-a188-ec6489a14ea4)

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CVA Adds New ACCURA MR Model

CVA has added a second version of its new ACCURA MR muzzleloading rifle. Originally the gun was only offered in Realtree Max 1, but at the request of many CVA dealers, a black-stocked version of the gun will be added to the line and be available for early summer delivery. Both of the new ACCURA MRs (MR stands for “Mountain Rifle”), join the ACCURA V2 models in the already very popular premium line of CVA ACCURA series of muzzleloaders — being particularly known for the extreme accuracy of their Bergara® barrels. Read more

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A Review of HR 4089 – Sportsman’s Heritage Act of 2012

By Glen Wunderlich

Known as the Sportsman’s Heritage Act of 2012, HR 4089 has passed the U.S. House of Representatives and, if it continues on its path to becoming law, it may be the most important piece of legislation on behalf of sportsmen and women in decades.   H.R. 4089 is actually the compilation of four bills, all designed to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing and shooting: Read more

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Firearms Industry Helps Lead Economic Recovery

NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industry, has released a newly commissioned report detailing double-digit gains in jobs and other data showing the industry has been a leader in the nation’s economic recovery. The report can be viewed at http://nssf.org/impact. Read more

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D.C. Changes Stance on Handguns

After years of end-runs around the historic decision of Washington D.C. v Heller, some needed changes are coming to its handgun laws.  A five-hour training mandate, ballistics testing, vision testing and the requirement that application documents be notarized are no longer required. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) will take photographs of applicants. Registered gun owners will no longer be subject to arrest, if they possess the wrong type of ordinary ammunition.  All this from a unanimous decison of the D.C. Council and more here…

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Glock Donates $115,000 during 2012 NRA Annual Meetings

Smyrna, GA- GLOCK, Inc. donated a total of $115,000 to four separate organizations within the National Rifle Association (NRA) during the 2012 NRA Annual Meeting & Exhibits held in St. Louis, MO, April 12 – 15. GLOCK, Inc. Vice President Gary Fletcher, alongside spokesman R. Lee Ermey, made presentations to each group inside the GLOCK, Inc. exhibition booth (#2031) on Friday, April 13, 2012 at 9:30 AM. Read more

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D.C.’s Stance on Guns Changing

The D.C. Council is expected to have passed the Firearms Amendment Act of 2012 under expedited procedures so it can take effect this summer. The ordinance will do away with many of the expensive and time-consuming hurdles to registering a gun in the District that were put in place after the Supreme court’s decision. D.C. Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown, who will vote for the bill, has made a 180 on gun rights.   More here…

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U.S. House Votes to Protect Hunting / Shooting on Public Land

(Columbus, Ohio) –With bipartisan support the U.S. House of Representatives today approved the most significant pro-sportsmen legislation in 15 years.  H.R. 4089, which passed by a vote of 274-146, is a package of high priority issues supported by every nationally prominent conservation and sportsmen’s organization.  The bill was supported by 235 Republicans and 39 Democrats.

Michigan H.R. 4089 Vote went this way:

Hansen Clarke (D-MI)Nay
John Conyers Jr. (D-MI)Nay
John Dingell (D-MI)Nay
Dale Kildee (D-MI)Nay
Sander Levin (D-MI)Nay
Gary Peters (D-MI)Nay
Justin Amash (R-MI)Yea
Dan Benishek (R-MI)Yea
Dave Camp (R-MI)Yea
Bill Huizenga (R-MI)Yea
Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI)Yea
Candice Miller (R-MI)Yea
Mike Rogers (R-MI)Yea
Fred Upton (R-MI)Yea
Tim Walberg (R-MI)Yea

Entitled The Sportsmen’s Heritage Act of 2012, H.R. 4089: Read more

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