Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
LAS VEGAS – The U.S. Navy SEAL who was convicted last fall of multiple felony weapons charges, including dealing in stolen firearms, was sentenced today to 17½ years in federal prison and three years of supervised release, announced Daniel G. Bogden, United States Attorney for the District of Nevada. Read more
Early Canada goose season will be similar to last year, as the Natural Resources Commission (NRC) adopted regulations at its regular monthly meeting last Thursday at Harsens Island.
The season will be Sept. 1-10 in the Upper Peninsula and Huron, Saginaw and Tuscola counties; and Sept. 1-15 in the remainder of the state. The daily bag limit is five. Read more
Pearl River, NY – USA based Magnum Research, Inc. (MRI), introduces their newly re-engineered Magnum Lite MLR22 Win Mag rifle series in a semi-auto configuration. The USA manufactured Magnum Lite series includes 6 models; 2 with an 18ʺ stainless steel barrel, and 4 with the patented Magnum Lite exclusive 19ʺ graphite barrel. Read more
This Wednesday, July 18, the Michigan Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a special hearing on legislation to repeal Michigan’s “permit-to-purchase” and registration requirements for handguns. House Bill 5225, which seeks to replace the state handgun “permit-to-purchase” requirement with the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System, has already passed in the state House of Representatives by an overwhelming 74 to 36 vote on June 13. Additionally, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hear the two companion bills to HB 5225, House Bill 5498 and House Bill 5499, both of which also passed the state House and were sent to the Senate last month. Read more
Sean Combs was arrested April 12 after police found him with the M1 carbine strapped to his back walking the streets in Birmingham, Michigan. So, the cops arrested him and charged him with brandishing a weapon, among other charges. As mentioned in an earlier post, carrying does not equal brandishing. A jury agreed here…
The National Shooting Sports Foundation, a longtime USA Shooting sponsor, recently provided the organization with $100,000 donation to help support the USA Shooting Team and shooter development programs. The financial donation along with their multi-year support, publicity and recognition helps increase USA Shooting’s visibility and preserve the Olympic shooting sports nationwide. Read more
Cottonwood, AZ – LaserLyte® has made effective immediately a new 3-year warranty for all products sold new, including those products sold new for the past three years. The father and son owned and operated company designs and assemble all LaserLyte® American-made laser products in their home state of Arizona. Read more
As the U.N. Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty entered its second week of negotiations, NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre addressed the conference and made the position of the NRA and American gun owners crystal clear: No treaty that includes civilian arms is acceptable.
Here is the text of the speech: Read more
Mansfield, TX-The Sightmark Tru Shot reflex sight is a unique, midsized, lightweight reflex sight in the Sightmark reflex sight family. The Tru Shot is available in two models that offer the choice of a fixed mount or quick detach mount. Its compact size limits the obstruction of the surroundings in the line of sight. Specifically designed to maintain all important peripheral vision and depth perception, the Tru Shot is designed to be fired with both eyes open. Read more
North Haven, CT – In 2005, Mossberg International™ introduced the family of Silver Reserve over-and-under shotguns to fill a void recognized in the shooting sports and in the field – that of an affordable break-action gun. A series of side-by-side offerings joined the line-up in 2008. Now Mossberg is pleased to announce the next generation of these classically-styled and handsomely-crafted shotguns – the Silver Reserve II Series with the features that hunters and shooters expect from high-quality double guns. Read more