Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
“We are a firearms training center,” William Kucyk said. “We don’t just throw guns across the counter. If you choose to own and a gun, you need to be educated and trained in that firearm.” And, Mr. Kucyk is putting his money where his mouth is in a new facility north of Detroit. I know they hate that in East Detroit, er, Eastpointe but that’s where it is. More here…
An intruder kicked in the side door of a Detroit home and came looking for trouble. He got his wish at the hands of an armed woman, who took him out of the gene pool. No charges will be filed and the story’s here…
By Glen Wunderlich
Doomsday Preppers, which airs on the National Geographic channel, explores the lives of otherwise ordinary Americans who are preparing for the end of the world as we know it. Unique in their beliefs, motivations, and strategies, preppers will go to whatever lengths they can to make sure they are prepared for any of life’s uncertainties.
Preppers may have an underground hideout, stockpiles of food, water, fuel – and, yes, guns and ammo. Lots of both. Whack jobs? Could be. But, in a crisis of civil unrest, they aim to survive on their own for months at a time. However, when it comes to firearms and calamities, some governmental entities invoke “emergency powers”, as a means to restrict gun rights just when they are needed most.
A federal district court judge in North Carolina has just struck down that state’s emergency power to impose a ban on firearms and ammunition Read more
Late Friday, a federal district court in Illinois wrongly ruled that the Second Amendment does not protect a right to carry firearms for self-protection outside the home. The NRA funded this challenge to Illinois’ ban on citizens’ ability to carry firearms legally outside their homes and businesses for self-defense, and will also be supporting an immediate appeal to the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals-and to the Supreme Court, if necessary. Read more
GW: Haven’t visited my friends’ site yet, but this sure looks like it’ll be a good place to network with people that are plugged in to current issues affecting sportsmen. I am a proud member of the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, because I want people like this fighting for my innate rights. They take the whack jobs head on!
Today the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance launched a new blog that will be the place where American hunters, anglers and trappers can go to get the inside scoop on the politics of hunting.
The blog – protectwhatsright.wordpress.com – will feature commentary from USSA’s political experts on the hottest topics facing the sportsmen’s community. It will also have frequent guest columns by other recognized writers and political pros. Read more
Legislation that would allow permit holders, who undergo an extra nine hours of training to carry hidden guns in no-concealed zones, has come under fire from opponents of the proposal. Senate Bill 59 would eliminate the state’s 83 county gun boards, shift approvals to sheriffs, and provide penalties for approvals that take too long or denials that are overturned. Here’s the reference and a link to the piece about who doesn’t agree.
BELLEVUE, WA – A federal district court judge in North Carolina has just struck down that state’s emergency power to impose a ban on firearms and ammunition outside the home during a declared emergency, ruling that the provision violates the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. Read more
“I’m assuming there were two other guys with him, because after I fired the shot, I heard one of the other guys say, ‘He’s hit,'” Detroiter Willie White said. “I assume he wasn’t talking to the guy I shot.” Well, Willie, you can assume one other thing: They weren’t U.S. Marines, because they don’t leave anyone behind. More details here…
DELAWARE, OH – Ohio Representative Terry Johnson (R-McDermott) has today introduced HB495, a bill designed to reform Ohio concealed carry law to protect the rights of law-abiding gun owners and continue a trend toward making Ohio law similar to other states. Read more
Doctor Jeff Ferguson of Colorado carried a concealed pistol but he kept it a secret. But when an armed gunman threatened to shoot people, the courageous doctor kept watch with his own firearm, while all employees escaped unharmed. More here…