Criminal Charges Dropped, Guns Returned to Nebraska Man Helped by SAF

Criminal charges have been dropped against a Nebraska man whose expensive firearms collection was seized in a case involving a misdemeanor conviction some years ago for carrying a knife that was an eighth-inch too long, and the Second Amendment Foundation was delighted to assist in the effort.

Kevin Williams of Lincoln was prosecuted under a local ordinance, but when the case came to trial, the case was dropped and his firearms were returned, noted SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb.

“When we learned of this case,” he said, “we couldn’t resist getting involved. When somebody faces losing his firearms collection over an old misdemeanor conviction because he had a knife blade that was a fraction of an inch too long, that just seems silly. Turns out we were right.”

“This wrongful prosecution should never have begun,” noted attorney David Sigale of Glen Allyn, Ill., who took the case for SAF. “We are pleased that Mr. Williams is out of criminal jeopardy, and that the government has relinquished its forfeiture claim on Mr. William’s constitutionally protected property. This is a reminder that the Constitution and Second Amendment apply all throughout Nebraska.” Read more

Firearms

CCRKBA: Data Shows Obama Still Best Gun Salesman in the US

BELLEVUE, WA – Last month set a new record for the number of background checks ever conducted during the month of June in the 17-year history of the National Instant Check System, prompting the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms to declare that, for the seventh year in a row, Barack Obama is the best gun salesman in the United States.

“It’s a dubious honor for the president, I’m sure,” CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb chuckled. “After all, Barack Obama has been advocating all forms of gun control since before he was elected back in 2008, and the only thing that has really ever accomplished is to push gun sales higher.”

Gottlieb cited data released Monday by the National Shooting Sports Foundation that said the NSSF-adjusted National Instant Check System (NICS) figure of 886,825 checks was the highest on record for the month of June since the system was inaugurated. It is up considerably over June 2014, when there were 805,571 NICS checks, according to the NSSF-adjusted data. This year’s second quarter figure was also the second highest in the system’s history, at 2,793,230 checks. Read more

Firearms

Revamped Leatherwood M-1200 XLR Auto Ranging & trajectory Scope Now Available

The original Jim Leatherwood designed military A.R.T. scope of the 1960’s was a 3-9x40mm scope…and was later produced by Leatherwood/Hi-Lux Optics as the M-600 sporting model for those shooters and hunters wanting to use the same auto-ranging and bullet trajectory compensating technology that was so effective in the hands of military sharpshooters. To meet the higher magnification needs of extreme long range shooters, the 6-24x50mm M-1200 was brought onto the market a few years later.

Both of these 1-inch tube A.R.T. models featured the Leatherwood “CAMputer” system, which could be calibrated to range a distant target, and at the same time automatically allow for the drop of the bullet. Using an A.R.T. scope simply required the shooter to use the ranging system built into the reticle to frame a target of known size…steady the hold on that target…and take the shot – or… “Frame…Aim…Shoot!”

A couple of years back, the M-600 was replaced by the 2.5-10x44mm updated and upgraded M-1000 model, built with a larger 30mm tube. Now, the Leatherwood M-1200 XLR has also been totally revamped – including the larger diameter scope tube and switching to a new “CAMputer” system, which is easier to use and more user friendly than the original Leatherwood system. The new system is also more compatible with a much wider range of popular cartridges as well – from the .223 Remington to the .50 BMG, for shots out to 1,200 meters. Read more

Optics

Convert Your Handgun into a PDW with the KPOS Pathfinder

More and more shooters are purchasing personal defense weapons (PDWs) as part of their overall defense plan. The PDW style weapon comes under the government classification of SBR and requires paperwork and a federal tax stamp. FAB Defense allows you to convert your pistol into a personal defense weapon without the cumbersome federal restrictions and tax stamps. In less than 10 seconds, FAB Defense KPOS Gen 2 Pathfinder allows shooters to convert their handgun into a PDW without any modifications to the pistol. The innovative design, of the pistol-to-carbine conversion featuring a folding stabilization tube in place of a stock, is the product spec that gives it a non-NFA rating.

The FAB Defense KPOS G2 Pathfinder provides shooters with the tactical benefits of other KPOS conversion systems— without having to go through all of the paperwork and additional expense. The compact design fits select full-size handgun models from popular brands such as Glock, Sig, Beretta, CZ, Jericho, FN and Springfield. The conversion accessory features 6061 T6 billet-hard anodized aluminum frame and includes folding backup sights and a VTS handguard for added control and accuracy at longer distances. Read more

Firearms

McRees Precision’s Hits Center Mass at 2015 .50-Cal World Championships

(GREENWOOD, MS) – McRees Precision, a Greenwood-based company (www.McReesPrecision.net), is proud to announce that co-owner, Scott McRee turned heads and brought home multiple awards from the 2015 .50-Caliber World Championships, held on July 2-4, at NRA’s Whittington Center, in Raton, New Mexico. The championship match is hailed as the crème de la crème of .50-caliber rifle precision shooting matches and draws, as the title implies, some of the world’s most accurate marksman, including contingencies from the UK, Spain, Canada and Australia.

If you have ever wondered if the man behind one of the world’s most popular rifle chassis can hold his own, his World Championship performance should put that to rest. Those who know Scott McRee, take him as a competitive shooting force to reckon with. He’s no stranger to top-level long range precision shooting matches, as well as heavy rifle class shooting and has amassed a great deal of respect and notoriety over decades of match shooting.

While Scott McRee has constructed quite a resume, this match was different. “This is one of those bucket list matches I always wanted to shoot. I just had to knuckle down, go west and shoot. I met some phenomenal folks who really gave me a run for my money. I’m definitely going back.”

Scott shot with Team Thunder Ammo 1 and held his own along with his three teammates to take the Team World Championship title. He also earned the coveted Rookie of the Year Award, placed second in the Hunter Class for Score and 5th in the Hunter Class for Group. All in all, he walked away with four awards. Not too shabby for his first .50-caliber world championship match! Please join McRees Precision in congratulating Scott McRee on last week’s shooting accomplishments. Read more

Firearms

Reduce Restrictions on Supressors

Forwarded by firstforwildlife

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quiettruthsilencercocutawayBelieve it or not, there is a gun policy lesson that America can take from Europe. And that is to refrain from restricting the sale and possession of firearm suppressors more strictly than firearms themselves.   Suppressors are sold over the counter in some countries, and their use is considered a courtesy to neighbors.   There are suppressors on the European market created with 3D printers that are cheap and disposable. And there is no Hollywood-induced hysteria over their use.

Suppressors are often called “silencers,” but that word choice leaves the wrong impression. They do not silence the discharge of a firearm. From an engineering perspective, they are nothing more than baffle systems that contain and redirect the gasses that exit from a gun barrel. They are very similar in design to car mufflers and were, in fact, developed by the same inventor, Hiram Maxim, in the early 1900s. Maxim was inspired by his profound hearing loss from the testing of another one of his inventions – the Maxim machine gun. Read more

Firearms

HSUS Petition Fails to Fracture Alliances

On June 30, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rejected a petition by the Humane Society of the United States concerning the listing of gray wolves under the Endangered Species Act. The petition requested that the status of gray wolves across the contiguous United States be changed from “endangered” to “threatened,” excepting Mexican wolves in the Southwest, which would remain as endangered status. HSUS couched this request under the guise of attempting to appear moderate and in search of compromise. Neither is true and the Sportsmen’s Alliance applauds USFWS for seeing it as an unwarranted smokescreen.

“This petition was nothing less than the radical HSUS trying to push its agenda on yet another wildlife management issue that they are in no way qualified to deal with,” said Nick Pinizzotto, Sportsmen’s Alliance president and CEO. “There is no room for misguided emotion when it comes to managing wildlife, and USFW clearly agrees.”

By proposing to list wolves as threatened, HSUS hoped to split the powerful alliance of sportsmen, agriculture and wildlife professionals. Under a “threatened” listing, more leeway exists to manage wolves preying on livestock. However, this “compromise” is not based on facts or science, and would, as a practical matter, would prevent proper wolf management that includes hunting.

With wolf populations rapidly expanding, and no other scientific reason to keep gray wolves listed under the protections of the Endangered Species Act, USFWS correctly rejected the petition. Read more

Animal Rights, Hunting, Wildlife

Duck Breeding Populations Remain High in 2015

JACKSON – The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Canadian Wildlife Service recently completed their annual waterfowl population surveys on the breeding grounds in the northern United States and Canadian provinces. These surveys monitor waterfowl populations and critical wetland habitat conditions, which are used to help set hunting season frameworks. Overall, North American breeding duck population estimates increased one percent from 2014 estimates and remained just over 49 million birds. Read more

Wildlife

ICOtec Releases Electronic Predator Decoys

Holland, Ohio — ICOtec, a leading manufacturer of electronic predator calls is preparing to launch two new electronic predator decoys.

According to Chuck Ames, Sales, Marketing & Product Manager at ICOtec estimates a release date in early September, 2015 for the new products. “We are very pleased to release a line of electronic decoys that have all the features a predator hunter are looking for.” according to Ames. He goes on to say that ICOtec electronic predator decoys are compatible with most major brand electronic callers with and AUX port for electronic decoy activation with their remote controls. “Our new AD400 electronic decoy is designed to attach to the side of our line of ecallers making it more portable, it has its own power supply separate from the caller so the battery life will be more than twice as long as our competition that makes attachable decoys.” says Ames

The ICOtec PD200 Electronic Predator Decoy and the ICOtec AD400 Attachable Predator Decoy both offer whisper quiet motors, intermittent realistic motion, speed dial control, LED for night hunting, connectivity to electronic game callers and two interchangeable decoy toppers. Units operate on 4 AA batteries, not included. Price ranges are expected to be from $40 – $50 retail.

For more information: www.icotec.com

Hunting

Browning Trail Cameras Recon Force FHD: You’ve Got to See This

Birmingham, AL: After a year when Browning Trail Cameras started redefining the game camera market with its series of sub-micro, high-performance trail cameras. The challenge for their team was going to be how they would continue to redefine the category. Well, as fate would have it, the team did not disappoint and for 2015 the Recon Force FHD will take your trail camera experience to a whole new level with their amazing new HD video technology.

From the industry defining trigger speeds and recovery times, to the self-adjusting IR illumination feature, to the highest quality images available, these cameras were already destined to become a favorite for game camera enthusiasts around the country. But, now equipped with their cutting edge BuckWatchHD™ technology, these cameras are positioned to become one of the hottest items in the entire outdoor industry this year as evidenced by their selection as a “2015 Editor’s Choice” by “Outdoor Life” as the “Best Budget Trail Camera” for under $300 in their May 2015 issue. Read more

Hunting, Wildlife
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