CCRKBA Blasts Buffalo PD Gun Grab

BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today said the announcement by Buffalo, N.Y. police that they will begin confiscating guns registered to recently deceased citizens “is not simply cold-hearted, it is ghoulish.”

CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb said a report on Fox News affirmed something that gun rights advocates have contended for years: “Gun registration leads to confiscation.”

“The idea that police would peruse the obituaries and compare the names of recently deceased persons with their pistol permit records, and then send officers to take those guns while a family is still grieving their loss is simply unconscionable,” Gottlieb said. “This is tantamount to dancing on someone’s grave and it amounts to taking property without due process or probable cause.”

At a press conference several days ago, Buffalo Police Commissioner Daniel Derrenda announced that his agency will dispatch officers to “collect guns that belong to pistol permit holders who had died so they don’t end up in the wrong hands,” Fox News reported. Under the law, when a permit holder passes, his or her estate has only 15 days to either dispose of the firearms or surrender them to authorities, who may hold onto them for as long as two years.

“This is the kind of behavior one might expect in a police state, but not the United States,” Gottlieb observed. “But it proves that the anti-gun mindset knows no boundaries. From now on, no gun control zealot will be able to dismiss and ridicule the concerns of law-abiding firearms owners that there is no reason to fear gun registration, no matter what form it takes. This explains why gun owners are opposed to registration and other forms of record-keeping and permit laws.

“What’s worse,” he added, “is that this effort could forever drive a wedge between police and honest citizens whose only crime is that they exercised their Second Amendment rights.

“The final insult,” Gottlieb concluded, “is that 16 days after someone dies, his or her survivors could become criminals simply because they didn’t report a firearm, or maybe didn’t even know it existed. This is the most disgusting and disrespectful thing that someone could do to people who have just suffered the heartbreaking loss of a loved one. Derrenda should be ashamed.”

Firearms, Gun Control

Magnum Research Puts the Shine on 3 New Desert Eagle 1911 Models

Pomona, NY – USA based, Magnum Research Inc. (MRI), manufacturer of innovative, reliable and accurate firearms, presents three new models to their timeless Desert Eagle 1911 product line. The popular Desert Eagle 1911G, 1911C and 1911U are now also offered in stainless steel.

The first of the stainless steel offerings is the full-sized DE1911GSS. It features a 5.05″ barrel, 8.625″ OA Length, slide width of 1.28″, and a weight of 36.2 oz. The slide thickness is 0.92″, grip thickness of 1.30″, with a trigger pull of 3-4 lbs., and a trigger reach of 2.77″. The grip has front strap checkering at 20 lines per inch. It has a high-profile sculptured rear sight, drift adjustable for windage, pinned-in white dot front sight. It is shipped with two 8 round magazines. All three models have the Series 70 configuration. MSRP is $904.

The slightly smaller DE1911CSS has many of the same features as the 1911GSS, but it has a shorter barrel length of 4.33″, overall length of 7.87″ and weighs just 33.9 oz. MSRP is $904

The smallest 1911, the “U”, undercover model, was first introduced last year, and it now features an aluminum anodized frame and a stainless steel slide. The DE1911USS has a barrel length of just 3″, height is 5″, an overall length of 6.85″, and weighing in at a mere 25.8 oz. making it perfect for concealed carry. MSRP is $1,019.00. Read more

Firearms

Selecting An Underwater Camera System for Ice Fishing

Photo by Bill Lindner

Our ability as anglers to understand fish behavior and habitat is directly coupled to our use of modern technological tools. For example, while the first consumer sonar units of the late 1950s opened the door to structure fishing, modern innovations like Side Imaging, Down Imaging, and 360 Imaging provide contemporary anglers with an incredible abundance of information that could not be imagined by previous generations.

Likewise, while the first underwater cameras began to offer additional hints as to how fish relate to structure and respond to baits, today’s camera systems provide anglers with an unprecedented level of picture clarity and detail, portability, and ease of use. Here are some tips for selecting the best underwater camera system for two common ice fishing situations. Read more

Fishing

DNR monitoring Upper Peninsula snow depths, assessing impact on deer herd

After receiving heavy snowfall across much of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula this week, the Department of Natural Resources is monitoring snow depths and assessing potential impacts on wildlife, particularly the deer herd which is still recovering from the two previous severe and snowy winters.

Supplemental feeding of deer is allowed on private land in the northern U.P. counties along Lake Superior each year beginning in early January and in the southern counties if accumulated snowfall meets established minimum depths by mid-January. However, if snow depths continue to rapidly climb this winter and exceed the supplemental feeding triggers before the January dates, the DNR will consider taking emergency action to allow feeding at an earlier date.

“With more than 20 inches of snow already on the ground in some of the southern U.P. counties and more than 40 inches reported in some northern locations, we are looking at ways to mitigate potential detrimental impacts of the early and significant snowfall on the deer herd,” said DNR Wildlife Division Chief Russ Mason.

According to Mason, the DNR’s Wildlife and Forest Management divisions are also evaluating current timber sale contracts to identify opportunities to retain tree tops at logging sites on public land for deer to forage on throughout the winter.
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Hunting, Wildlife

DNR announces deer check station locations

deer check locator mapWith Nov. 15 quickly approaching, the firearm deer hunting season will soon be under way. The Department of Natural Resources encourages hunters to stop by a DNR deer check station after their successful harvest for DNR staff to collect important data from their deer and to receive their 2014 cooperator patch. A deer head (antlers must still be attached on bucks) or entire carcass must be presented to receive a patch. Data the DNR collects at check stations contributes key information to aid in management decisions made throughout the state.

 

As part of continued efforts to be mobile-friendly, the DNR now has made it easier to find locations to check deer. Smartphone users now can text “Deer Check” to 468311 and they will receive a text back with a link to the DNR’s interactive deer check station locator map. Hunters can utilize their smartphone’s GPS function to find the deer-check location closest to them and then get turn-by-turn directions to that location to have their deer checked.

Hunting

FN America Launches New AR-15 Commercial Barrel Line

FN Cold Hammer-Forged, Chrome-Lined Barrels Now Available at Dealers Nationwide
McLean, VA – FN America, LLC is pleased to announce the launch of its new AR-15 commercial barrel line, produced at the company’s manufacturing facility in Columbia, SC. Product specifications for each are listed below in Table 1.

Table 1:  Product Specifications for FN AR-15 Commercial Barrel Line
Product No. Description MSRP
36420 AR-15 Hammer-Forged Barrel 14.5″, OAL, Carbine Length Gas System, 5.56×45 mm $349
36421 AR-15 Hammer-Forged Barrel 16″ OAL, Carbine Length Gas System, 5.56×45 mm $349
36422 AR-15 Hammer-Forged Barrel 16″ OAL, Mid Length Gas System, 5.56×45 mm $349
36423 AR-15 Hammer-Forged Barrel 18″ OAL, Rifle Length Gas System, 5.56×45 mm $379
36424 AR-15 Hammer-Forged Barrel 20″ OAL, Rifle Length Gas System, 5.56×45 mm $379

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Firearms

Savage Arms Combines Accuracy and Value with New Rimfire Packages

GW:  Now, if we could only get our hands on some affordable rimfire ammo!

SUFFIELD, CT – Savage® Arms has worked long and hard to exceed the needs of new shooters by offering scoped-rifle packages that combine ease of use, convenience and accuracy. The company is continuing this track record in 2014 with two new rimfire packages offered at surprising prices, providing its customers with excellent value.

The Mark II FXP in 22 Long Rifle and 93 FXP in 22 WMR are both topped with a reliable, waterproof 3-9x40mm Bushnell scope that comes mounted and boresighted. Shooters need only send a few rounds downrange to confirm their zero-then they’re ready to start plinking or head to the field.

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Firearms

Tips for targeting Michigan steelhead this fall

Weekly Fishing Tip: Tips for targeting steelhead this fall

If you decide to target steelhead on Michigan’s rivers while in a boat, there are two reel options you can turn to. Consider offering bait underneath a centerpin style reel, which are becoming popular with steelhead anglers. The line will come off smoothly allowing for float-suspended baits to work long distances downstream, plus it offers drag-free drifts.

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Fishing

NWF Calls for Hunters, Anglers to Protect Streams & Wetlands With Action Today

Public comment on proposed protections closes today!

Hunters and anglers want the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) to take action to better protect America’s streams and wetlands. That’s the message in a new letter signed by 210 hunting, fishing and sporting groups from across the country.

For the past decade, it has been unclear if two million miles of streams and many types of wetlands were protected under the Clean Water Act, the result of two controversial Supreme Court decisions. Since those decisions, the rate of wetlands destruction has gone up 140% nationwide – the first such increase in wetlands loss since the 1980s. Read more

Wildlife

Migratory Bird Conservation Commission Approves $28 Million to Conserve Waterfowl, Shorebirds and Other Species in 16 States

The Migratory Bird Conservation Commission yesterday approved $28 million in funding for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and its partners to purchase, lease, restore or otherwise conserve more than 128,000 acres of wetland habitats for ducks, bitterns, sandpipers and other birds in the United States.

The commission also recognized the contributions of Rep. John Dingell, who is retiring after an unprecedented 45 years of service as a member.

“Our nation’s efforts to conserve migratory birds have no better supporter than Congressman Dingell, who has worked tirelessly over more than four decades to protect and restore the wetland and upland habitat so vital to them,” Jewell said. “Today, during his final meeting, we continued this legacy with the acquisition and conservation of vital habitat so important not only to birds but to countless other species of wildlife.” Read more

Wildlife
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